Chionodes pereyra
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| Chionodes pereyra Clarke, 1947
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Chionodes pereyra is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts and Michigan to Florida and Texas.[2][3]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are light-brown with a conspicuous, blackish-fuscous spot on the costa at the basal third and elongate blackish-fuscous spots on the fold and in the center of the cell, as well as a spot at the end of the cell. The apical third is fuscous, bisected by a pale transverse fascia at the apical fourth. The hindwings are pale grey basally shading to dark fuscous apically and with a golden sheen.[4]
The larvae feed on Quercus species of the red oak group.
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes pereyra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Chionodes at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 37 : 244