Chionodes praetor is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Manitoba and southern British Columbia to Utah, Colorado, Arizona and California.[2][3]
| Chionodes praetor | |
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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. praetor
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes praetor Hodges, 1999
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The larvae feed on Abies lasiocarpa, Picea pungens and Pinus contorta.
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