Chionodes fructuaria
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| Chionodes fructuaria | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. fructuaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes fructuaria (Braun, 1925)
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Chionodes fructuaria is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
The larvae feed on Atriplex confertifolia.
References
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