Deltophora sella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the United States (North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Texas and California).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Deltophora |
| Species: | D. sella
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The length of the forewings is 5–7 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to September and in November.
Subspecies
edit- 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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- ^ 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