Chionodes psiloptera

Chionodes psiloptera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. psiloptera
Binomial name
Chionodes psiloptera (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
Synonyms
Gelechia psiloptera Barnes & Busck, 1920 Gelechia abradescens Braun, 1921

Chionodes psiloptera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae first described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec to British Columbia and then to Alaska, eastern Washington, Montana and New York.[2][3]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are shiny blackish brown, nearly black with black tipped, closely applied scales with light yellow bases. There is a small indistinct and diffused yellowish costal spot at the apical third, and an inconspicuous purplish-black spot at the end of the cell, another on the middle of the cell and a third below this latter on the fold. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[4]

The larvae feed on Poa pratensis.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chionodes psiloptera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku. "Chionodes psiloptera (Barnes & Busck, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
3. "421031.00 – 2111 – Chionodes psiloptera – (Barnes & Busck, 1920)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
4. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (3): 230 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.