Chionodes figurella

Chionodes figurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. figurella
Binomial name
Chionodes figurella
(Busck, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia figurella Busck, 1912

Chionodes figurella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington to California and Nevada.[2][3]

The wingspan is 15-21 mm. The forewings are ochreous, thickly suffused with stone-grey and dark ochreous scales, which totally obscure the ground-color except on the veins, which are visible as thin whitish ochreous lines. The hindwings are silvery white.[4]

The larvae feed on Elymus species, including Elymus glaucus.

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