Chionodes abella

Chionodes abella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. abella
Binomial name
	Chionodes abella; (Busck, 1903)
Synonyms
	Gelechia abella Busck, 1903;

Chionodes abella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Idaho and south-western British Columbia to Colorado, Texas and California.^[2]^[3]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white, thickly suffused with fuscous, obliterating the white ground-color except on the apical third of the wing, which is pure white. Near base is an ill-defined oblique costal streak with only a few dark scales therefore appearing whitish against the darker surrounding parts. The hindwings are light fuscous.^[4]

The larvae feed on Pseudotsuga menziesii, Abies concolor, Abies grandis, Abies lasiocarpa, Pinus contorta and Pinus radiata.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes abella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
^ Chionodes at funet
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304) : 889

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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 abella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304) : 889

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