Chionodes hodgesorum

Chionodes hodgesorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. hodgesorum
Binomial name
Chionodes hodgesorum
Metzler, 2014

Chionodes hodgesorum is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the gypsum dunes at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico.[2]

The length of the forewings is 8.1−8.7 mm for males and 7.8—8.9 mm for females. The costal half of the forewings is black with pale-yellow fascia at two-thirds. The posterior half of the forewings is yellow, with one or two semicircular yellow markings. The hindwings are reflective grey-fuscous.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Ronald W. Hodges.[3]

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