Chionodes pereyra
| Chionodes pereyra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. pereyra |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes pereyra Clarke, 1947 | |
Chionodes pereyra is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts and Michigan to Florida and Texas.[2][3]
The wingspan is 16-17 mm. The forewings are light-brown with a conspicuous, blackish-fuscous spot on the costa at the basal third and elongate blackish-fuscous spots on the fold and in the center of the cell, as well as a spot at the end of the cell. The apical third is fuscous, bisected by a pale transverse fascia at the apical fourth. The hindwings are pale grey basally shading to dark fuscous apically and with a golden sheen.[4]
The larvae feed on Quercus species of the red oak group.
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Chionodes at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 37 : 244
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