Chionodes metallica

Chionodes metallica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. metallica
Binomial name
	Chionodes metallica; (Braun, 1921)
Synonyms
	Gelechia metallicus Braun, 1921; Chionodes metallicus;

Chionodes metallica is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Alberta, Montana and Wyoming.^[2]^[3]

The wingspan is 9.5-11.5 mm. The forewings are lustrous dark bronzy brown. The hindwings are shining pale fuscous, with slightly yellowish elongate scales on the disc.^[4]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes metallica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
^ Chionodes at funet
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 73 : 9

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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 metallica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 73 : 9

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