Chionodes kincaidella

Chionodes kincaidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. kincaidella
Binomial name
Chionodes kincaidella
(Busck, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia kincaidella Busck, 1907
  • Gnorimoschema laguna Busck, 1912
  • Gelechia coticola Busck, 1913
  • Gelechia chloroschema Meyrick, 1923
  • Gelechia notochlora Meyrick, 1929
  • Chionodes acanthocarpae Clarke, 1947

Chionodes kincaidella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-western Alberta to Texas, New Mexico and California.[2][3]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex acanthocarpa.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chionodes kincaidella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (16): 489


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