| Parastega trichella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Parastega |
| Species: | P. trichella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parastega trichella Busck, 1914 | |
Parastega trichella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with strong purple sheen and at the basal fourth a narrow, outwardly oblique, straight, silvery-white streak. There is a small triangular outwardly pointed white costal streak at the apical fourth. The hindwings are dark fuscous.
References
- "Parastega Meyrick, 1912" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 16
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| Parastega trichella | |
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