Chionodes ochreostrigella

Chionodes ochreostrigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. ochreostrigella
Binomial name
Chionodes ochreostrigella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ochreostrigella Chambers, 1875

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

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellow beneath the fold, while the basal portion above the fold and extending along the costal margin as far as the middle is dark brown with a faint purple tinge. All the veins and veinlets are dark brown, while the cell and the spaces between the marginal vienlets, and between the median and sub-median veins are pale ochreous-yellow. The course of the fold towards the dorsal margin is also faintly marked with brown, the apex is brown.[4]

The larvae feed on Rumex species, including Rumex acetosella and Rumex crispus.

References

  1. ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ↑ Chionodes at funet
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 247
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