Chionodes halycopa

Chionodes halycopa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. halycopa
Binomial name
	Chionodes halycopa; (Meyrick, 1927)
Synonyms
	Gelechia halycopa Meyrick, 1927;

Chionodes halycopa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.^[2]^[3]

The wingspan is about 19 mm for males and 17 mm for females. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous, rather lighter and bronzy-tinged towards the termen. The stigmata are moderately large, blackish-fuscous, edged laterally whitish, with the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are light grey.^[4]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes halycopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
^ Chionodes at funet
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (11): 350 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes halycopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

[2] Chionodes at funet

[3] thphotographersgroup

[4] Exot. Microlep. 3 (11): 350 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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