Chrysopeleia purpuriella
Chrysopeleia purpuriella is a moth that belongs to family Cosmopterigidae and to the superfamily Gelechioidea.[1] It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, New York and Ohio.[2][3]
Chrysopeleia purpuriella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Chrysopeleia |
Species: | C. purpuriella |
Binomial name | |
Chrysopeleia purpuriella Chambers, 1874 | |
References
- Chrysopeleia purpuriella at the Animal Diversity Web
- Chrysopeleia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
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