Chionodes fuscomaculella
| Chionodes fuscomaculella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. fuscomaculella |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes fuscomaculella (Chambers, 1872) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chionodes fuscomaculella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia and Quebec to Florida, south-western Wisconsin, eastern Texas and eastern Oklahoma.[2][3]
The forewings are dusted with brown, aggregated into irregular spots and blotches.[4]
The larvae feed on Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus rubra, Fagus grandifolia and Carya species.
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Chionodes at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Can. Ent. 4 (9): 170
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