Perimede purpurescens

Perimede purpurescens is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1931.[1] It is found in Puerto Rico[2] and Cuba.

Perimede purpurescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Perimede
Species:
P. purpurescens
Binomial name
Perimede purpurescens
Forbes, 1931
Synonyms
  • Mompha purpurescens

References

  1. Forbes, Wm. T. M. (October 1931). "Supplementary Report on the Heterocera or Moths of Porto Rico". The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Porto Rico. 15 (4): 358 via Internet Archive.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mompha purpurescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.


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