Parastega trichella

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Parastega trichella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Parastega
Species:
P. trichella
Binomial name
Parastega trichella
Busck, 1914

Parastega trichella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama. [1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with strong purple sheen and at the basal fourth a narrow, outwardly oblique, straight, silvery-white streak. There is a small triangular outwardly pointed white costal streak at the apical fourth. The hindwings are dark fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. "Parastega Meyrick, 1912" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 16 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .