Chionodes metoecus

Chionodes metoecus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. metoecus
Binomial name
	Chionodes metoecus; Hodges, 1999

Last updated December 08, 2025

Chionodes metoecus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1]^{[ failed verification ]} It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern British Columbia, Montana, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and California.^[2]^[3]

The larvae are leaf-tiers on Acer glabrum .

References

↑ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
↑ Chionodes at funet
↑ mothphotographersgroup

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

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