Phthorimaea ferella

Phthorimaea ferella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Phthorimaea
Species:
P. ferella
Binomial name
Phthorimaea ferella
(Berg, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ferella Berg, 1875

Phthorimaea ferella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Carlos Berg in 1875 and is found in Patagonia.[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are dirty yellowish brown with dark irroration (speckling), which is somewhat lighter on the inner margin. The hindwings are yellowish.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Phthorimaea ferella (Berg, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1917 (1): 46 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.



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