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Deltophora sella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Deltophora
Species:	D. sella
Binomial name
Deltophora sella (Chambers, 1874)
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).

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

Subspecies

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

References

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

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