Chionodes dentella

Chionodes dentella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, California, Mississippi and Florida.[2][3]

Chionodes dentella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. dentella
Binomial name
Chionodes dentella
(Busck, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia dentella Busck, 1903

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are black and yellowish white, with the costal half from the base to the apical two-fifths black, and the entire apical two-fifths black except for two small opposite costal and dorsal spots, which are yellowish white. The dorsal half of the wing from the base to the apical two-fifths is yellowish white. The white part projects upward at the apical two-fifths to the costal edge and has another slight projection into the costal black part at the basal third of the wing. The hindwings are light yellowish grey.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes dentella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304) : 862 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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