Leaf-miner-associate
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Filatima pseudacaciella
Dusky-backed Filatima Moth
Filatima pseudacaciella is a gelechiid moth known as the Dusky-backed Filatima Moth. Its larvae are specialized feeders on black locust (Robinia pseudacacia), and have been documented utilizing both external feeding and occupying existing leaf mines created by the related species Macrosaccus robiniella. The species is widely distributed across eastern and central North America, with records extending from California to the Atlantic coast and north into Ontario.