Chionodes fructuaria

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

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.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes fructuaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
^ Chionodes at funet
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 51 (3) : 193 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes fructuaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 51 (3) : 193 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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