Chionodes helicosticta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Arizona, California and Oregon.[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. helicosticta
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| Chionodes helicosticta (Meyrick, 1929)
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The larvae feed on Eriogonum nudum.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes helicosticta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Chionodes at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Exot. Microlep. 3 (16): 490