Chionodes fuscomaculella
Chionodes fuscomaculella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. fuscomaculella |
Binomial name | |
Chionodes fuscomaculella (Chambers, 1872) | |
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Chionodes fuscomaculella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[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
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Chionodes at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Can. Ent. 4 (9): 170
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