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Parastega niveisignella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Parastega
Species:	P. niveisignella
Binomial name
Parastega niveisignella (Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
Psoricoptera niveisignella Zeller, 1877 Parastega curvatella Busck, 1914

Parastega niveisignella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1877. It is found in Panama, Colombia and Peru.

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with a purple sheen. A narrow white streak runs from the basal fifth of the costa obliquely outwards and downwards to the fold and is continued much attenuated and obscurely beyond the fold outwardly in a shallow curve. There is an interrupted, light brown, longitudinal streak on the fold and a small white costal spot at the apical fifth. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

References

1. funet.fi
2. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 47 (2043) : 16 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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