Chionodes figurella

Chionodes figurella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. figurella
Binomial name
	Chionodes figurella; (Busck, 1912)
Synonyms
	Gelechia figurella Busck, 1912;

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

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewings are ochreous, thickly suffused with stone-grey and dark ochreous scales, which totally obscure the ground-color except on the veins, which are visible as thin whitish ochreous lines. The hindwings are silvery white.[4]

The larvae feed on Elymus species, including Elymus glaucus.

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes figurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
Chionodes at funet
mothphotographersgroup
"First Ann. Rept. Laguna Marine Lab. 1912: 168". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes figurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] "First Ann. Rept. Laguna Marine Lab. 1912: 168". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.