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Chionodes donatella

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Chionodes donatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. donatella
Binomial name
Chionodes donatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia donatella Walker, 1864
  • Stegasta donatella Walker, 1864

Chionodes donatella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in Florida, Jamaica and Cuba.[2][3]

Adults are cupreous-brown, the forewings with two white spots, the first on the costa at three-fourths and the second on the interior border beyond the middle. The hindwings are a little paler.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Stegasta donatella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 596Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.