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Chionodes halycopa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chionodes

Chionodes halycopa is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.

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.

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Chionodes halycopa Wikipedia