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Chionodes figurella

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Chionodes figurella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. figurella
Binomial name
Chionodes figurella
(Busck, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia figurella Busck, 1912

Chionodes figurella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and Nevada.[2][3]

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewings are ochreous, thickly suffused with stone-grey and dark ochreous scales, which totally obscure the ground-color except on the veins, which are visible as thin whitish ochreous lines. The hindwings are silvery white.[4]

The larvae feed on Elymus species, including Elymus glaucus.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chionodes figurella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ "First Ann. Rept. Laguna Marine Lab. 1912: 168". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.