| Chionodes braunella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. braunella |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes braunella (Keifer, 1931) | |
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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.