| Chionodes optio | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. optio
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes optio Hodges, 1999
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Chionodes optio is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.1 It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.23
The larvae are leaf tiers on Quercus arizonica.
References
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- Chionodes at funet
- mothphotographersgroup