''Chionodes consona'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable d ...

. It is found in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...

is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a thick white streak along the dorsum from the base to three-fourths, irregularly terminated and uniting with a roundish white spot in the disc beyond the middle of the wing. There is also a roundish white spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (1) : 50

References

Chionodes Moths described in 1917 Moths of South America {{Chionodes-stub