Chionodes fructuaria

Chionodes fructuaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Florida.[2][3]

Chionodes fructuaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chionodes
Species:
C. fructuaria
Binomial name
Chionodes fructuaria
(Braun, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fructuaria Braun, 1925
  • Chionodes fructuarius

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are dark brown or blackish, with a sprinkling of paler scales in the apex. The markings are pale yellow or whitish. The hindwings are pale grey, shading to darker outwardly.[4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex confertifolia.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes fructuaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 51 (3) : 193


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