Chionodes iridescens

Chionodes iridescens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Yukon to Washington, the Northwest Territories and to Nova Scotia.[2][3]

Chionodes iridescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. iridescens
Binomial name
Chionodes iridescens
Clarke, 1947

The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes iridescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup


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