Perimede parilis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas and Illinois.[1][2]
| Perimede parilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Perimede |
| Species: | P. parilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Perimede parilis Hodges, 1969
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The wingspan is 8–12 mm. Adults are dark gray black. The forewings have a yellowish-white patch in the costal scales just before the apex. There are a few whitish scales on the apical one-fifth of wing and an incomplete V shape of whitish scales connecting white spots at three-fourths the length of the wing.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Perimede parilis Hodges, 1969". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "420303.00 – 1597 – Stilbosis quadricustatella – (Chambers, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hodges, Ronald W. (1969). "Nearctic Walshiidae: Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (18).
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.