Chionodes salicella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to California and in Montana.[2][3]

Chionodes salicella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. salicella
Binomial name
Chionodes salicella
Sattler, 1967

The larvae feed on Salix and Alnus species.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chionodes salicella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup