Chionodes fructuaria: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gelechiidae
Genus
Chionodes
Species
Chionodes fructuaria
Scientific Name
Chionodes fructuaria

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Chionodes fructuaria

Chionodes fructuaria is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. 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.

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.

The larvae feed on Atriplex confertifolia.

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