Chionodes paralogella

Chionodes paralogella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.^[2][3]

Chionodes paralogella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. paralogella
Binomial name
Chionodes paralogella (Busck, 1916)
Synonyms
Gelechia paralogella Busck, 1916

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are blackish brown, nearly black. A short deep black line runs from the base below the costa, dotted with a single bright ochreous scales. There is an indistinct longitudinal row of black dots from the middle to beyond the end of the cell, each black dot edged exteriorly with a few light ochreous scales. There is a few similarly edged black dots on the fold. The hindwings are light fuscous.^[4]