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Chrysopeleia purpuriella

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Chrysopeleia purpuriella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Chrysopeleia
Species:
C. purpuriella
Binomial name
Chrysopeleia purpuriella
Chambers, 1874

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]

References

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  1. ^ Chrysopeleia purpuriella at the Animal Diversity Web
  2. ^ Chrysopeleia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University