Chionodes imber is a moth in the family Gelechiidae (twirler moths).[1][failed verification] C. imber is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario and Massachusetts to Arizona, Texas, Florida and Idaho.[2][3] C. Imber was discovered by Hodges, 1999 and the larvae of C. Imber feed on Myrica aspleniifolia.

Chionodes imber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. imber
Binomial name
Chionodes imber
Hodges, 1999

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup