Chionodes argosema

Chionodes argosema
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. argosema
Binomial name
	Chionodes argosema; (Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
	Gelechia argosemaMeyrick, 1917;

Last updated October 28, 2023

Chionodes argosema is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in Ecuador.^[2]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a sub-triangular transverse ochreous-white spot from the dorsum before the tornus, reaching half across the wing, and a smaller spot from the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes argosema". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
↑ Chionodes at funet
↑ Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (1) : 50 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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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 argosema". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (1) : 50 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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