Chionodes iridescens
Chionodes iridescens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Yukon to Washington, the Northwest Territories and to Nova Scotia.[2][3]
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The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are black with a strong purple iridescence. There is a conspicuous, but small, buff spot at the apical third. The hindwings are greyish fuscous, darker toward margins.[4]
The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes iridescens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- Chionodes at funet
- mothphotographersgroup
- J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 37 : 244
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