Chionodes dentella
| Chionodes dentella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. dentella
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes dentella (Busck, 1903)
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Chionodes dentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, California, Mississippi and Florida.[2][3]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are black and yellowish white, with the costal half from the base to the apical two-fifths black, and the entire apical two-fifths black except for two small opposite costal and dorsal spots, which are yellowish white. The dorsal half of the wing from the base to the apical two-fifths is yellowish white. The white part projects upward at the apical two-fifths to the costal edge and has another slight projection into the costal black part at the basal third of the wing. The hindwings are light yellowish grey.[4]
References
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- ^ Chionodes at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304) : 862 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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