Chionodes nephelophracta

Chionodes nephelophracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. nephelophracta
Binomial name
Chionodes nephelophracta
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia nephelophracta Meyrick, 1932

Chionodes chlorocephala is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are brownish, with the extreme base mixed dark grey. There is a broad rather oblique fascia of blackish-grey suffusion from the costa about one-third nearly to the fold, beyond this the costal half is suffusedly mixed dark grey. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

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