Chionodes nanodella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. nanodella
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes nanodella (Busck, 1910)
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, partly obscured by black, brown and dark fuscous scales. The pattern is obscure and ill-defined, consisting of two oblique dark streaks on the basal third of the wing in the cell and a blackish costal spot just before the apical third, preceding a light ochreous costal spot, which is the start and most apparent part of an indistinct, narrow, outwardly angulated ochreous fascia. The hindwings are light ochreous fuscous.[4]
The larvae feed on Phacelia distans, Eriogonum latifolius, Eriogonum parvifolium and Lupinus species, including Lupinus arboreus.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes nanodella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018. Note: This source has 1909 as the year of description.
- ^ Chionodes at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (4) : 182
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