Chionodes pleroma
Species of moth
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Chionodes pleroma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca).[2]
| Chionodes pleroma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. pleroma |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes pleroma (Walsingham, 1911) | |
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous, with very faintly indicated pale brownish cinereous mottling, a small costal spot of the same at three-fourths from the base somewhat more distinct. The hindwings are bronzy brownish.[3]
