Chionodes messor

Chionodes messor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. messor
Binomial name
Chionodes messor
Hodges, 1999

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

The larvae are leaf tiers on Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus douglasii, Quercus dumosa, Quercus kelloggii, Quercus turbinella, Quercus vaccinifolia and Quercus wislizenii.

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