Chionodes mediofuscella

Chionodes mediofuscella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. mediofuscella
Binomial name
Chionodes mediofuscella
(Clemens, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia mediofuscella Clemens, 1863
  • Gelechia vagella Walker, 1864
  • Depressaria fuscoochrella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia (Lita) liturosella Zeller, 1873
  • Gelechia rhedaria Meyrick, 1923

Chionodes mediofuscella, the Black-smudged Chionodes Moth, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida and from British Columbia to Colorado, Arizona and northern California.[1]

The forewings are pale yellowish with a dark brown spot along the costa. There is a blackish-brown dot at the angle on the fold and another above it. The hindwings are shining pale grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida.[3]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 2: 11
  3. ↑ Chionodes at funet
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