Chionodes fructuaria

Chionodes fructuaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. fructuaria
Binomial name
Chionodes fructuaria
(Braun, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fructuaria Braun, 1925
  • Chionodes fructuarius

Chionodes fructuaria is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[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.

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