Chionodes fuscomaculella

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]

Chionodes fuscomaculella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chionodes
Species:
C. fuscomaculella
Binomial name
Chionodes fuscomaculella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fuscomaculella Chambers, 1872
  • Gelechia maculimarginella Chambers, 1874
  • Gelechia caryaevorella Packard, 1886
Chionodes fuscomaculella, leaftier, Size: 7.7 mm

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
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes fuscomaculella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Can. Ent. 4 (9): 170


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