Chionodes braunella

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Chionodes braunella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. braunella
Binomial name
Chionodes braunella
(Keifer, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia braunellaKeifer, 1931
  • Gelechia braunella arboreiKeifer, 1931
  • Chionodes loetaeClarke, 1942

Chionodes braunella is a moth in the family, Gelechiidae. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta and British Columbia to Colorado, Arizona, California and to Washington, southern Ontario and Maine. [2] [3]

The larvae feed on Lupinus albifrons , Lupinus arboreus , Lupinus chamissionis , Lupinus excubitus , Lupinus ornatus , Lupinus peirsonii , Lupinus varicolor , Lotus scoparius , Trifolium eriocephalum , Trifolium wormskioldii , Vicia americana , Lathyrus vestitus , Lathyrus sulphureus and Gaylussacia species.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes braunella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup