Chionodes fondella

Chionodes fondella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to southern Manitoba, Montana, Colorado, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.[2][3]

Chionodes fondella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chionodes
Species:
C. fondella
Binomial name
Chionodes fondella
(Busck, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fondella Busck, 1906

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, with each scale darker at the tip, and with a faint roseate tinge. There are two large conspicuous black costal spots, one at the basal third outwardly oblique, and the other at the apical third inwardly oblique, both reaching the middle of the wing. The extreme apical part of the wing is dusted with black. The hindwings are light ochreous fuscous.[4]

The larvae feed on Antennaria, Anaphilis and Gnaphalium species, as well as Monarda fistulosa.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes fondella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. "Chionodes". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. "Moth Photographers Group – Chionodes fondella – 2076". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871); Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ); Entomological Society of Ontario (1906). The Canadian entomologist. MBLWHOI Library. Ottawa [etc.] Entomological Society of Canada [etc.]


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