Parastega trichella

Parastega trichella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Parastega
Species:	P. trichella
Binomial name
	Parastega trichella; Busck, 1914

Parastega trichella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama.^[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with strong purple sheen and at the basal fourth a narrow, outwardly oblique, straight, silvery-white streak. There is a small triangular outwardly pointed white costal streak at the apical fourth. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[2]

References

^ "Parastega Meyrick, 1912" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 16

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[1] "Parastega Meyrick, 1912" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

[2] Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 16

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