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