Chorrera idiotes

Chorrera idiotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Chorrera
Species: C. idiotes
Binomial name
Chorrera idiotes
Dyar, 1914[1]

Chorrera idiotes is a species of snout moth. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr. in 1914.[1] It is found in Panama.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in) for males and 17 mm (0.67 in) for females. The forewings are dark grey with a slightly luteous underground, irrorated with black. The hindwings are pure white and translucent.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Chorrera at funet
  3. Harrison G. Dyar (1914). "Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian biological survey of the Panama Canal Zone". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2050): 139–350. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.47-2050.139. hdl:10088/14495.


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