Chrysoclista villella

Chrysoclista villella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Agonoxenidae (disputed)
Genus:	Chrysoclista
Species:	C. villella
Binomial name
Chrysoclista villella (Busck, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
Cosmopteryx villella Busck, 1904

Chrysoclista villella is a species of moth of the Agonoxenidae family. It is found in the United States (Washington) and Canada (British Columbia).

The wingspan is about 10 mm for both males and females. The forewing ground colour is bright orange, anteriorly broadly margined with shining blackish brown which extends nearly to fold from base to one-half wing length, and posteriorly similarly margined, nearly meeting anterior dark margin distally. There is a wing pattern of three round tubercular, blackish-brown edged, silver metallic spots. The hindwings are greyish brown with purplish reflection.^[2]

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. Review of the Nearctic species of Chrysoclista Stainton (Lepidoptera: Agonoxenidae)