Chionodes halycopa
| Chionodes halycopa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. halycopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes halycopa (Meyrick, 1927) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chionodes halycopa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[2][3]
The wingspan is about 19 mm for males and 17 mm for females. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, rather lighter and bronzy-tinged towards the termen. The stigmata are moderately large, blackish-fuscous, edged laterally whitish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.[4]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Chionodes at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3 (11): 350
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