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Parastega chionostigma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parastega

Parastega chionostigma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Panama, Ecuador and Surinam.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are deep purplish black, with two distinct, clearly denned, white spots. One ovate, placed obliquely, touching the costa at one-fourth from the base, its outer extremity resting on the fold, beyond which are a few ochreous scales in the fold. The other is semi-lunate, its base resting on the costa before the apex. There is a minute white dot at the extreme apex. The hindwings are smoky brownish fuscous.

References

Parastega chionostigma Wikipedia