Chionodes pinguicula

Chionodes pinguicula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. pinguicula
Binomial name
Chionodes pinguicula
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia pinguicula Meyrick, 1929

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

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex canescens.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chionodes pinguicula​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (16): 489


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