Chionodes helicosticta

Chionodes helicosticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. helicosticta
Binomial name
Chionodes helicosticta
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia helicosticta Meyrick, 1929

Chionodes helicosticta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Arizona, California and Oregon.[2][3]

The wingspan is 19–22 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Eriogonum nudum.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chionodes helicosticta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (16): 490


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