Chionodes pseudofondella

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Chionodes pseudofondella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. pseudofondella
Binomial name
Chionodes pseudofondella
(Busck, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia pseudofondellaBusck, 1906

Chionodes pseudofondella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Hampshire, southern Ontario, Nebraska, Arkansas and North Carolina. [2] [3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are ochreous white, with dark blackish-brown markings. The extreme base of the costal and dorsal edge is black and there is a small blackish-brown spot near the base, as well as a large outwardly-oblique costal streak from the basal third of the costa reaching to the fold. Beyond the middle of the wing is an ill-defined dark-brown transverse fascia, reaching the dorsal edge. On the middle of the wing, between these two large markings, is a small blackish-brown spot. The apical fourth of the wing is heavily overlaid with dark brown. The hindwings are light fuscous. [4]

The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare , Pycnanthemum flexuosum and Eupatorium hyssopifolium .

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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 pseudofondella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ Chionodes at funet
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 9 (1-4) : 87 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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