Chionodes argentipunctella

Chionodes argentipunctella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Vermont, south-eastern Ontario, New Jersey, Illinois and Connecticut.[2][3]

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

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are very dark purplish with a white spot on the costa at the apical third, shaded with black anteriorly. There are two black discal spots shaded with white near the middle of the wing and a similar one on the fold, below the first and nearer the base. The hindwings are yellowish.[4]

The larvae feed on Alnus species and Corylus americana.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes argentipunctella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 12 (2) : 70


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