Chionodes sabinianus

Chionodes sabinianus is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern British Columbia to California.[2][3]

Chionodes sabinianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chionodes
Species:
C. sabinianus
Binomial name
Chionodes sabinianus
Powell, 1959
Synonyms
  • Chionodes sabinianae

The wingspan is 12.2–14 mm for males and 14.3-15.6 mm for females. The forewings are dark grey, the scales whitish on their basal halves, blackish toward the apices. The hindwings are light grey, darker toward the apical margin.[4]

The larvae feed on Pinus sabiniana, Pinus coulteri, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus radiata and Abies concolor.

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. Ent. News 70 (5) : 127


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