Biology:Chionodes fuscomaculella

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Chionodes fuscomaculella
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Chionodes fuscomaculella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Packard, 1886 Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia maculimarginella Gelechia fuscomaculella
  • Chambers, 1874 Gelechia caryaevorella
Chionodes fuscomaculella, leaftier, Size: 7.7 mm

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.[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

Wikidata ☰ Q13463533 entry