Chionodes figurella

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Chionodes figurella
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C. figurella
Binomial name
Chionodes figurella
(Busck, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia figurellaBusck, 1912

Chionodes figurella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and Nevada. [2] [3]

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewings are ochreous, thickly suffused with stone-grey and dark ochreous scales, which totally obscure the ground-color except on the veins, which are visible as thin whitish ochreous lines. The hindwings are silvery white. [4]

The larvae feed on Elymus species, including Elymus glaucus .

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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 figurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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  4. "First Ann. Rept. Laguna Marine Lab. 1912: 168". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .