Chionodes hodgesorum is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park in New Mexico.[2]
| Chionodes hodgesorum | |
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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. hodgesorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes hodgesorum Metzler, 2014
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Etymology
editThe species is named in honor of Ronald W. Hodges and his wife Elaine.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Chionodes at funet
- ^ Metzler, E.C. (2014). "The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument 6: a new species of Chionodes Hubner, [1825] (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae) dedicated to Ronald W. Hodges and Elaine R. Snyder Hodges in the year of Ron's 80th birthday, 2014" (PDF). J. Lepidopterists' Soc. 68 (2): 81. doi:10.18473/lepi.v68i2.a2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-21.