Chionodes pseudofondella

Chionodes pseudofondella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. pseudofondella
Binomial name
	Chionodes pseudofondella; (Busck, 1906)
Synonyms
	Gelechia pseudofondella Busck, 1906;

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.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes pseudofondella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
Chionodes at funet
mothphotographersgroup
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 9 (1-4) : 87

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes pseudofondella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 9 (1-4) : 87