Chionodes discoocellella

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Chionodes discoocellella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. discoocellella
Binomial name
Chionodes discoocellella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia discoocellellaChambers, 1872
  • Gelechia violaceofuscaZeller, 1873
Chionodes discoocellella, eyeringed chionodes moth, Size: 7.3 mm Chionodes discoocellella P1120066a.jpg
Chionodes discoocellella, eyeringed chionodes moth, Size: 7.3 mm

Chionodes discoocellella, the eyeringed chionodes moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. [1] It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maine to South Dakota, Florida, Texas and Colorado. [2] [3]

The forewings are brown, tinged with roseate or purple, and faintly streaked with ocherous within the inner margin, and with a yellowish-white spot containing a black central dot at the end of the disc, a small black spot on the fold, and one about the middle of the wing, and with a few ocherous-yellow small spots around the apex between the nervules. [4]

The larvae feed on Fallopia convolvulus , Persicaria chinensis , Persicaria pensylvanica , Persicaria punctata and Rumex crispus .

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes discoocellella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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  4. Can. Ent. 4 (10): 194 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .