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

Phthorimaea ferella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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 edit

  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   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.