Parastega niveisignella

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Parastega niveisignella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Parastega
Species:
P. niveisignella
Binomial name
Parastega niveisignella
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Psoricoptera niveisignella Zeller, 1877
  • Parastega curvatella Busck, 1914

Parastega niveisignella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found in Panama, Colombia and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a purple sheen. A narrow white streak runs from the basal fifth of the costa obliquely outwards and downwards to the fold and is continued much attenuated and obscurely beyond the fold outwardly in a shallow curve. There is an interrupted, light brown, longitudinal streak on the fold and a small white costal spot at the apical fifth. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 47 (2043) : 16 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.