Biology:Chionodes halycopa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Chionodes halycopa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. halycopa
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes halycopa (Meyrick, 1927)
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Chionodes halycopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Chionodes halycopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=99568.
- ↑ Chionodes at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3 (11): 350
Wikidata ☰ Q13463536 entry
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