Chionodes fructuaria | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. fructuaria
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Binomial name | |
Chionodes fructuaria (
Braun, 1925)
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Synonyms | |
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Chionodes fructuaria is a 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.
Chionodes fructuaria | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. fructuaria
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Binomial name | |
Chionodes fructuaria (
Braun, 1925)
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Synonyms | |
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Chionodes fructuaria is a 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.