Chionodes pinguicula: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Gelechiidae
- Genus
- Chionodes
- Species
- Chionodes pinguicula
- Scientific Name
- Chionodes pinguicula
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Chionodes pinguicula
Chionodes pinguicula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California.
The wingspan is 13–15 mm.
The larvae feed on Atriplex canescens.
...Images from inaturalist.org observations:
We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.
Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Chionodes abdominella
- Chionodes cibus
- Chionodes dentella
- Chionodes fructuaria
- Chionodes hodgesorum
- Chionodes kincaidella
- Chionodes lacticoma
- Chionodes landryi
- Chionodes macor
- Chionodes nepos
- Chionodes oecus
- Chionodes paean
- Chionodes pinguicula
- Chionodes plutor
- Chionodes procus
- Chionodes repertor
- Chionodes sistrella
- Chionodes thyotes
- Chionodes xanthophilella













