Chionodes pentadora

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Chionodes pentadora
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C. pentadora
Binomial name
Chionodes pentadora
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia pentadoraMeyrick, 1917

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]

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References

  1. 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.
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  3. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (1) : 51