A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2015).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2014).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/5/2014).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/18/2015).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/29/2015).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/26/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 533726 - Psn: 32)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/9/2014).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/24/2014).

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 534032 - Psn: 42)

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 549372 - Psn: 44)

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/29/2019).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/2/2020).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/5/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Shannon Schade MBP List

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 196603 - Psn: 50)

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 428238 - Psn: 52)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 230230 - Psn: 55)

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/6/2021).

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/4/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 563105 - Psn: 55)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/4/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1089280 - Psn: 55)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/16/2014).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2016).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/20/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2014).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2020).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2014).

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 426817 - Psn: 66)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2013).

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 540662 - Psn: 72)

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/30/2014). Verified by Terry Harrison and A. Hendrickson/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Jesse Christopherson MBP List

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/22/2010). Determined by Bob Patterson/BugGuide.

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2004). Determined by John Glaser.

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2004). Determined by John Glaser.

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). (c) jdyoung128, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1121744 - Psn: 265)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). (c) jdyoung128, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/27/2016).

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Map Snapshot

714 Records

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Status

Recorded across most of Maryland. According to MBP records, flight times range from 4/10 through 9/15. MBP has zero records from June.

Relationships

Larva appear to feed solely on Great Ragweed.

Seasonality Snapshot

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2014). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/5/2014). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/29/2015). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/26/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/9/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/24/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/5/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/4/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ryan Douglas.

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/16/2014). Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/20/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2014). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2014). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/30/2014). Verified by Terry Harrison and A. Hendrickson/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jesse Christopherson.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/22/2010). Determined by Bob Patterson/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bill Johnson.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2004). Determined by John Glaser. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). (c) jdyoung128, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by jdyoung128 via iNaturalist.

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/27/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Source: Wikipedia

Black-smudged chionodes moth


Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. mediofuscella
Binomial name
*Chionodes mediofuscella* (Clemens, 1863)
Synonyms
Gelechia mediofuscella Clemens, 1863 Gelechia vagella Walker, 1864 Depressaria fuscoochrella Chambers, 1872 Gelechia (Lita) liturosella Zeller, 1873 Gelechia rhedaria Meyrick, 1923

Chionodes mediofuscella, the black-smudged chionodes moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida and from British Columbia to Colorado, Arizona and northern California.^[1]

The forewings are pale yellowish with a dark brown spot along the costa. There is a blackish-brown dot at the angle on the fold and another above it. The hindwings are shining pale grey.^[2]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida.^[3]

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Taxon identifiers
Chionodes mediofuscella	Wikidata: Q13463559 BAMONA: Chionodes-mediofuscella BOLD: 10050 BugGuide: 112702 CoL: 5XTGK GBIF: 1850908 iNaturalist: 216738 IRMNG: 10946118 LepIndex: 99603 MONA: 5197 NatureServe: 2.743349 NCBI: 572738 Open Tree of Life: 559222

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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth

Chionodes mediofuscella Clemens, 1863

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