Chionodes fuscomaculella Chambers, 1872
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Hodges #2079  White-spotted Chionodes Moth 
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Chionodes fuscomaculella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. fuscomaculella
Binomial name
Chionodes fuscomaculella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fuscomaculella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia maculimarginella Chambers, 1874
  • Gelechia caryaevorella Packard, 1886
Chionodes fuscomaculella, leaftier, Size: 7.7 mm

Chionodes fuscomaculella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia and Quebec to Florida, south-western Wisconsin, eastern Texas and eastern Oklahoma.[2][3]

The forewings are dusted with brown, aggregated into irregular spots and blotches.[4]

The larvae feed on Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus rubra, Fagus grandifolia and Carya species.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chionodes fuscomaculella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Can. Ent. 4 (9): 170 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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