Chionodes mediofuscella

Chionodes mediofuscella, the black-smudged chionodes moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida and from British Columbia to Colorado, Arizona and northern California.[1]

Chionodes mediofuscella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. mediofuscella
Binomial name
Chionodes mediofuscella (Clemens, 1863)
Synonyms
Gelechia mediofuscella Clemens, 1863 Gelechia vagella Walker, 1864 Depressaria fuscoochrella Chambers, 1872 Gelechia (Lita) liturosella Zeller, 1873 Gelechia rhedaria Meyrick, 1923

The forewings are pale yellowish with a dark brown spot along the costa. There is a blackish-brown dot at the angle on the fold and another above it. The hindwings are shining pale grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida.[3]

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 2: 11
3. Chionodes at funet