Chrysopeleia purpuriella

Chrysopeleia purpuriella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Chrysopeleia
Species:	C. purpuriella
Binomial name
Chrysopeleia purpuriella Chambers, 1874

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

1. Chrysopeleia purpuriella at the Animal Diversity Web
2. Chrysopeleia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

• Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum