Chionodes ochreostrigella
Chionodes ochreostrigella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. ochreostrigella
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Binomial name | |
Chionodes ochreostrigella (Chambers, 1875)
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Chionodes ochreostrigella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Oregon, Arizona and California.[2][3]
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellow beneath the fold, while the basal portion above the fold and extending along the costal margin as far as the middle is dark brown with a faint purple tinge. All the veins and veinlets are dark brown, while the cell and the spaces between the marginal veinlets and between the median and sub-median veins are pale ochreous-yellow. The course of the fold towards the dorsal margin is also faintly marked with brown, the apex is brown.[4]
The larvae feed on Rumex species, including Rumex acetosella and Rumex crispus.
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes ochreostrigella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Chionodes at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 247 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.