Chionodes paralogella

Chionodes paralogella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. paralogella
Binomial name
	Chionodes paralogella; (Busck, 1916)
Synonyms
	Gelechia paralogella Busck, 1916;

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.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes paralogella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
^ Chionodes at funet
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 18 (2) : 149

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes paralogella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 18 (2) : 149

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