Chionodes nanodella

Chionodes nanodella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. nanodella
Binomial name
	Chionodes nanodella; (Busck, 1910)
Synonyms
	Gelechia nanodella Busck, 1910;

Chionodes nanodella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.^[2]^[3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, partly obscured by black, brown and dark fuscous scales. The pattern is obscure and ill-defined, consisting of two oblique dark streaks on the basal third of the wing in the cell and a blackish costal spot just before the apical third, preceding a light ochreous costal spot, which is the start and most apparent part of an indistinct, narrow, outwardly angulated ochreous fascia. The hindwings are light ochreous fuscous.^[4]

The larvae feed on Phacelia distans, Eriogonum latifolius, Eriogonum parvifolium and Lupinus species, including Lupinus arboreus.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes nanodella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018. Note: This source has 1909 as the year of description.
^ Chionodes at funet
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (4) : 182

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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 nanodella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018. Note: This source has 1909 as the year of description.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (4) : 182

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