Chionodes pseudofondella
Chionodes pseudofondella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Insecta; Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Gelechiidae; Genus: Chionodes; Species: C. pseudofondella. Binomial name Chionodes pseudofondella (Busck, 1906). Synonym: Gelechia pseudofondella Busck, 1906.
Chionodes pseudofondella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, with records from New Hampshire, southern Ontario, Nebraska, Arkansas, and North Carolina.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are ochreous white with dark blackish-brown markings. The extreme base of the costal and dorsal edges is black, and there is a small blackish-brown spot near the base, as well as a large outwardly oblique costal streak from the basal third of the costa reaching to the fold. Beyond the middle of the wing is an ill-defined dark-brown transverse band reaching the dorsal edge. In the middle of the wing, between these two large markings, is a small blackish-brown spot. The apical fourth of the wing is heavily dark brown. The hindwings are light fuscous.
Larvae feed on Origanum vulgare (oregano), Pycnanthemum flexuosum, and Eupatorium hyssopifolium.
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