 | This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. (May 2018) |
| Parastega chionostigma | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Parastega |
| Species: | P. chionostigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Parastega chionostigma (Walsingham, 1911)
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| Synonyms | |
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Parastega chionostigma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Panama, Ecuador and Suriname. [1]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are deep purplish black, with two distinct, clearly defined, white spots. One ovate, placed obliquely, touching the costa at one-fourth from the base, its outer extremity resting on the fold, beyond which are a few ochreous scales in the fold. The other is semi-lunate, its base resting on the costa before the apex. There is a minute white dot at the extreme apex. The hindwings are smoky brownish fuscous. [2]
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Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 57
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
| This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. (May 2018) |
| Parastega chionostigma | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Parastega |
| Species: | P. chionostigma
|
| Binomial name | |
| Parastega chionostigma (Walsingham, 1911)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Parastega chionostigma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Panama, Ecuador and Suriname. [1]
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are deep purplish black, with two distinct, clearly defined, white spots. One ovate, placed obliquely, touching the costa at one-fourth from the base, its outer extremity resting on the fold, beyond which are a few ochreous scales in the fold. The other is semi-lunate, its base resting on the costa before the apex. There is a minute white dot at the extreme apex. The hindwings are smoky brownish fuscous. [2]
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Biol. centr.-amer. Lep. Heterocera 4 : 57 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.