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Deltophora maculata

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Species of moth

Deltophora maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Deltophora
Species: D. maculata
Binomial name
Deltophora maculata
(Staudinger, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Teleia maculata Staudinger, 1879
  • Gelechia maculata
  • Aristotelia maculata

Deltophora maculata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan and Greece, as well as on Crete and Cyprus. It has also been recorded from Saudi Arabia, but this is based on a misidentification.

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

References

  1. 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
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Deltophora maculata (Staudinger, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Deltophora maculata


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