Chionodes sabinianus

Chionodes sabinianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. sabinianus
Binomial name
Chionodes sabinianus
Powell, 1959
Synonyms
  • Chionodes sabinianae

Chionodes sabinianus is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern British Columbia to California.[2][3]

The wingspan is 12.2-14 mm for males and 14.3-15.6 mm for females. The forewings are dark grey, the scales whitish on their basal halves, blackish toward the apices. The hindwings are light grey, darker toward the apical margin.[4]

The larvae feed on Pinus sabiniana, Pinus coulteri, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus radiata and Abies concolor.

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