Chionodes gilvomaculella

Chionodes gilvomaculella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia and southern Ontario to West Virginia and Ohio.[2][3]

Chionodes gilvomaculella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. gilvomaculella
Binomial name
Chionodes gilvomaculella
(Clemens, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia gilvomaculella Clemens, 1863

The forewings are dark brownish, with an indistinct yellowish spot on the costa near the base of the wing and one of the same colour on the middle of the costa, extended indistinctly or diffusely to the fold, where there is a blackish-brown spot. A yellowish streak is found on the costa near the tip, with an opposite one of the same colour on the inner margin. The hindwings are dark greyish.[4]

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes gilvomaculella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 2 : 12 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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