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Chionodes fuscomaculella

Chionodes fuscomaculella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. 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.

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Chionodes fuscomaculella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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 source ↗

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.23

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

References

  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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.