Chionodes fructuaria

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Chionodes fructuaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. fructuaria
Binomial name
Chionodes fructuaria
(Braun, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fructuariaBraun, 1925
  • Chionodes fructuarius

Chionodes fructuaria is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Florida. [2] [3]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are dark brown or blackish, with a sprinkling of paler scales in the apex. The markings are pale yellow or whitish. The hindwings are pale grey, shading to darker outwardly. [4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex confertifolia .

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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 fructuaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 51 (3) : 193 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .