Chionodes ochreostrigella

Chionodes ochreostrigella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Oregon, Arizona and California.[2][3]

Chionodes ochreostrigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chionodes
Species:
C. ochreostrigella
Binomial name
Chionodes ochreostrigella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ochreostrigella Chambers, 1875

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellow beneath the fold, while the basal portion above the fold and extending along the costal margin as far as the middle is dark brown with a faint purple tinge. All the veins and veinlets are dark brown, while the cell and the spaces between the marginal veinlets and between the median and sub-median veins are pale ochreous-yellow. The course of the fold towards the dorsal margin is also faintly marked with brown, the apex is brown.[4]

The larvae feed on Rumex species, including Rumex acetosella and Rumex crispus.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes ochreostrigella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 247


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