Chionodes canofusella

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

Chionodes canofusella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chionodes
Species:
C. canofusella
Binomial name
Chionodes canofusella
Clarke, 1947

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous in the costal area, while the remainder of the wing is ochreous white overlaid in the apical half with ochreous and with a narrow, irregular, longitudinal brown line between the light dorsal portion and the dark costal portion of the wing. There is a row of small, blackish-fuscous spots around the termen to the tornus. There is also a narrow, brown, transverse dash at the apical third on the costa, extending to the light area of the wing. The hindwings are shining grey basally, shading to dark fuscous at the apex.[4]

The larvae feed on Abutilon pedunculare.

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304) : 862


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