Biology:Chionodes ceanothiella

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Short description: Species of moth

Chionodes ceanothiella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. ceanothiella
Binomial name
Chionodes ceanothiella
(Busck, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ceanothiella Busck, 1904
  • Keifer, 1935 Gelechia marinensis

Chionodes ceanothiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta and British Columbia to California and Utah.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dark purplish brown, with a small yellow streak on the middle of the fold, followed by blackish scales. Obliquely above this in the cell is a blackish dot partly surrounded by yellow scales and at the end of the cell is another similar spot. At apical third is a small yellow costal streak and around the apical edge is a more or less complete series of small yellow dots. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[4]

The larvae feed on Ceanothus sanguineus, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus sorediatus and Ceanothus integerrimus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13463515 entry