Chionodes ochreostrigella
Chionodes ochreostrigella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. ochreostrigella |
Binomial name | |
Chionodes ochreostrigella (Chambers, 1875) | |
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Chionodes ochreostrigella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[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 vienlets, 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
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ↑ Chionodes at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Cincinnati Q. J. Sci. 2 (3) : 247