Chionodes pentadora
Appearance
Chionodes pentadora | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | C. pentadora
|
Binomial name | |
Chionodes pentadora (Meyrick, 1917)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Chionodes pentadora is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in French Guiana.[2]
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are dark purple-fuscous with yellow markings. There is a slightly oblique oval transverse blotch from the costa at one-fourth reaching three-fourths across the wing. There is also a spot beneath the middle of the disc and an irregular inwardly oblique transverse blotch from the costa at two-thirds, reaching more than half across the wing. There is also a spot on the tornus and a small spot before the apex. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes pentadora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Chionodes at funet
- ^ Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (1) : 51