Chionodes iridescens
Chionodes iridescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. iridescens |
Binomial name | |
Chionodes iridescens Clarke, 1947 | |
Chionodes iridescens is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[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]
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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