Chionodes braunella

Chionodes braunella 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 Colorado, Arizona, California and to Washington, southern Ontario and Maine.[2][3]

Chionodes braunella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chionodes
Species:
C. braunella
Binomial name
Chionodes braunella
(Keifer, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia braunella Keifer, 1931
  • Gelechia braunella arborei Keifer, 1931
  • Chionodes loetae Clarke, 1942

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. The forewings are deep chocolate brown with a purple iridescence. The apical fourth of the wing is almost solid blackish fuscous. There are three blackish-fuscous spots in the cell and another similar spot at the basal third. The hindwings are fuscous.[4]

The larvae feed on Lupinus albifrons, Lupinus arboreus, Lupinus chamissionis, Lupinus excubitus, Lupinus ornatus, Lupinus peirsonii, Lupinus varicolor, Lotus scoparius, Trifolium eriocephalum, Trifolium wormskioldii, Vicia americana, Lathyrus vestitus, Lathyrus sulphureus and Gaylussacia species.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes braunella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 92 (3149) : 270


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