Biology:Chionodes paralogella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Chionodes paralogella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. paralogella
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes paralogella (Busck, 1916)
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Chionodes paralogella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California .[2][3]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, nearly black. A short deep black line runs from the base below the costa, dotted with a single bright ochreous scales. There is an indistinct longitudinal row of black dots from the middle to beyond the end of the cell, each black dot edged exteriorly with a few light ochreous scales. There is a few similarly edged black dots on the fold. The hindwings are light fuscous.[4]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Chionodes paralogella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=99627.
- ↑ Chionodes at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 18 (2) : 149
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Wikidata ☰ Q13463574 entry
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