Deltophora sella Chambers, 1874
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Deltophora sella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Deltophora
Species:
D. sella
Binomial name
Deltophora sella
(Chambers, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sella Chambers, 1874
  • Aristotelia atacta Meyrick, 1927

Deltophora sella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States (North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Texas and California).[2]

The length of the forewings is 5–7 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to September and in November.

Subspecies

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  • Deltophora sella sella (North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Texas)
  • Deltophora sella atacta (Meyrick, 1927) (south-western Texas)
  • Deltophora sella californica Sattler, 1979 (California)

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Sattler K, 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus Deltophora Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bull Br Mus (Nat Hist), Entomol Ser 38: 263–322. Full article