| Chrysopeleia purpuriella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Chrysopeleia |
| Species: | C. purpuriella
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysopeleia purpuriella Chambers, 1874
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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[edit]
- ^ Chrysopeleia purpuriella at the Animal Diversity Web
- ^ Chrysopeleia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum