Chionodes whitmanella
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| Species: | C. whitmanella
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| Chionodes whitmanella Clarke, 1942
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Chionodes whitmanella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-western Manitoba and eastern Washington to Colorado, Arizona and California.[2][3]
The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are light yellowish brown with two blackish-fuscous spots in the cell about the middle. A similar spot is found slightly before the basal third. The hindwings are pale fuscous white.[4]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes whitmanella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Chionodes at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 92 (3149) : 271