Biology:Chionodes pseudofondella
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. pseudofondella
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Binomial name | |
Chionodes pseudofondella (Busck, 1906)
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Chionodes pseudofondella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Hampshire, southern Ontario, Nebraska, Arkansas and North Carolina.[2][3]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are ochreous white, with dark blackish-brown markings. The extreme base of the costal and dorsal edge is black and there is a small blackish-brown spot near the base, as well as a large outwardly-oblique costal streak from the basal third of the costa reaching to the fold. Beyond the middle of the wing is an ill-defined dark-brown transverse fascia, reaching the dorsal edge. On the middle of the wing, between these two large markings, is a small blackish-brown spot. The apical fourth of the wing is heavily overlaid with dark brown. The hindwings are light fuscous.[4]
The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare, Pycnanthemum flexuosum and Eupatorium hyssopifolium.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Chionodes pseudofondella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=99640.
- ↑ Chionodes at funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 9 (1-4) : 87
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