Chionodes

Chionodes is a genus of moths of the family Gelechiidae. It is distributed throughout much of the world. The larvae of many species use the Douglas fir as a host plant.

Chionodes
Chionodes electella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Tribe:	Gelechiini
Genus:	Chionodes Hübner, 1825
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Chionoda Hübner, [1826] Oxycryptis Meyrick, 1912

Species

• The formosella species-group
  • Chionodes formosella-complex
    • Chionodes abitus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes argentipunctella (Ely, 1910)
    • Chionodes bicostomaculella (Chambers, 1872)
    • Chionodes formosella (Murtfeldt, 1881)
    • Chionodes fuscomaculella (Chambers, 1872)
    • Chionodes hapsus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes iridescens Clarke, 1947
    • Chionodes percultor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes powelli Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes suasor Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes gilvomaculella-complex
    • Chionodes abavus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes cacula Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes drapeta Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes emptor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes esor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes gilvomaculella (Clemens, 1863)
    • Chionodes rabula Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes franclemonti-complex
    • Chionodes franclemonti Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes tarmes Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes lophosella-complex
    • Chionodes lophosella (Busck, 1910)
    • Chionodes nanodella (Busck, 1910)
  • Chionodes abella-complex
    • Chionodes abella (Busck, 1903)
    • Chionodes davisi Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes delitor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes donahueorum Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes imber Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes johnstoni Clarke, 1947
    • Chionodes lactans Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes meddix Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes munifex Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes naevus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes nitor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes obex Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes pacator Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes pavor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes periculella (Busck, 1910)
    • Chionodes pulvis Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes rector Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes regens Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes sabinianae Powell, 1959
    • Chionodes sanator Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes sannio Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes stator Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes tessa Clarke, 1947
    • Chionodes volo Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes sistrella-complex
    • Chionodes abdominella (Busck, 1903)
    • Chionodes cibus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes dentella (Busck, 1903)
    • Chionodes fructuarius (Braun, 1925)
    • Chionodes hodgesorum Metzler, 2014
    • Chionodes kincaidella (Busck, 1907)
    • Chionodes lacticoma (Meyrick, 1917)
    • Chionodes landryi Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes macor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes nepos Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes oecus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes paean Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes pinguicula (Meyrick, 1929)
    • Chionodes plutor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes procus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes repertor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes sistrella (Busck, 1903)
    • Chionodes thyotes Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes xanthophilella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
  • Chionodes dammersi-complex
    • Chionodes bardus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes dammersi (Keifer, 1936)
    • Chionodes helicosticta (Meyrick, 1929)
    • Chionodes luteogeminatus (Clarke, 1935)
    • Chionodes morus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes notandella (Busck, 1916)
    • Chionodes ochreostrigella (Chambers, 1875)
    • Chionodes paralogella (Busck, 1916)
    • Chionodes rhombus Hodges, 1999
  • unplaced to complex
    • Chionodes icriodes (Meyrick, 1931)
    • Chionodes litigiosa (Meyrick, 1917)
    • Chionodes pentadora (Meyrick, 1917)
    • Chionodes pleroma (Walsingham, 1911)
    • Chionodes scotodes (Walsingham, 1911)
• The obscurusella species-group
  • Chionodes thoraceochrella-complex
    • Chionodes chrysopyla (Keifer, 1935)
    • Chionodes salicella Sattler, 1967
    • Chionodes thoraceochrella (Chambers, 1872)
  • Chionodes hostis-complex
    • Chionodes hostis Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes lector Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes obscurusella-complex
    • Chionodes acerella Sattler, 1967
    • Chionodes metoecus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes obscurusella (Chambers, 1872)
  • Chionodes occidentella-complex
    • Chionodes dryobathra (Meyrick, 1917)
    • Chionodes fremor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes lusor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes mediofuscella (Clemens, 1863)
    • Chionodes occidentella (Chambers, 1875)
    • Chionodes soter Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes terminimaculella-complex
    • Chionodes terminimaculella (Kearfott, 1908)
  • Chionodes erro-complex
    • Chionodes erro Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes trichostola-complex
    • Chionodes parens Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes trichostola (Meyrick, 1923)
    • Chionodes sevir Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes acrina-complex
    • Chionodes acrina (Keifer, 1933)
    • Chionodes adam Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes altor Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes concinna-complex
    • Chionodes cautor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes concinna (Walsingham, 1911)
  • Chionodes irreptor-complex
    • Chionodes irreptor Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes baro-complex
    • Chionodes baro Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes secutor Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes trophella-complex
    • Chionodes restio Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes trophella (Busck, 1903)
  • Chionodes pinax-complex
    • Chionodes pinax Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes adamas-complex
    • Chionodes adamas Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes creberrima (Walsingham, 1911)
    • Chionodes ludio Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes messor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes nubis Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes optio Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes pastor Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes magirus-complex
    • Chionodes magirus Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes innox-complex
    • Chionodes gestor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes innox Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes fondella-complex
    • Chionodes fondella (Busck, 1906)
    • Chionodes pseudofondella (Busck, 1908)
  • Chionodes bibo-complex
    • Chionodes bibo Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes pereyra-complex
    • Chionodes pereyra Clarke, 1947
    • Chionodes petalumensis Clarke, 1947
  • unplaced to complex
    • Chionodes bufo (Walsingham, 1911)
    • Chionodes cacoderma (Walsingham, 1911)
    • Chionodes neptica (Walsingham, 1911)
• The phalacrus species-group
  • Chionodes argosema (Meyrick, 1917)
  • Chionodes consona (Meyrick, 1917)
  • Chionodes donatella (Walker, 1864)
  • Chionodes eburata (Meyrick, 1917)
  • Chionodes mariona (Heinrich, 1921)
  • Chionodes petro Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes phalacra (Walsingham, 1911)
  • Chionodes popa Hodges, 1999
• The discoocellella species-group
  • Chionodes discoocellella (Chambers, 1872)
  • Chionodes halycopa (Meyrick, 1927)
• The ceryx species-group
  • Chionodes ceryx Hodges, 1999
• The lugubrella species-group
  • Chionodes lugubrella-complex
    • Chionodes ceanothiella (Busck, 1904)
    • Chionodes kubai Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes lugubrella (Fabricius, 1794)
    • Chionodes obelus Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes hibiscella-complex
    • Chionodes aruns Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes bios Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes canofusella Clarke, 1947
    • Chionodes chlorocephala (Meyrick, 1932)
    • Chionodes hibiscella (Busck, 1903)
    • Chionodes salva (Meyrick, 1925)
  • Chionodes retiniella-complex
    • Chionodes elainae Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes luror Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes retiniella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
  • Chionodes tragicella-complex
    • Chionodes arenella (Forbes, 1922)
    • Chionodes aristella (Busck, 1903)
    • Chionodes dolo Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes factor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes figurella (Busck, 1912)
    • Chionodes grandis Clarke, 1947
    • Chionodes hospes Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes pallor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes soella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
    • Chionodes tragicella (Heyden, 1865)
  • Chionodes luctuella-complex
    • Chionodes aprilella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
    • Chionodes luctuella (Hübner, 1793)
    • Chionodes rectifex Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes holosericella-complex
    • Chionodes agriodes (Meyrick, 1927)
    • Chionodes aleo Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes bicolor Clarke, 1947
    • Chionodes boreas Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes caucasiella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
    • Chionodes cusor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes dator Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes fimus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes flavipalpella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
    • Chionodes gratus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes holosericella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
    • Chionodes mikkolai Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes molitor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes mongolica Piskunov, 1979
    • Chionodes occlusa (Braun, 1925)
    • Chionodes praeclarella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
    • Chionodes praeco Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes psiloptera (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
    • Chionodes rogator Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes rupex Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes senica Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes sponsus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes tannuolella (Rebel, 1917)
    • Chionodes trico Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes ustor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes veles Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes violacea (Tengström, 1848)
    • Chionodes whitmanella Clarke, 1942
  • Chionodes theurgis-complex
    • Chionodes gerdius Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes theurgis Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes tributor Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes distinctella-complex
    • Chionodes apolectella (Walsingham, 1900)
    • Chionodes bastuliella (Rebel, 1931)
    • Chionodes canor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes continuella (Zeller, 1839)
    • Chionodes distinctella (Zeller, 1839)
    • Chionodes ensis Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes ermolaevi Bidzilya, 2012
    • Chionodes fictor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes frigidella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
    • Chionodes hayreddini Koçak, 1986
    • Chionodes hinnella (Rebel, 1935)
    • Chionodes histon Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes latro Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes lictor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes metallicus (Braun, 1921)
    • Chionodes nigrobarbata (Braun, 1925)
    • Chionodes nubilella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
    • Chionodes offectus Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes perpetuella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
    • Chionodes praecia Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes praetor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes sattleri Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes sepultor Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes viduella (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Chionodes braunella-complex
    • Chionodes braunella (Keifer, 1931)
  • Chionodes impes-complex
    • Chionodes impes Hodges, 1999
  • Chionodes fumatella-complex
    • Chionodes clarkei Hodges, 1999
    • Chionodes electella (Zeller, 1839)
    • Chionodes flavicorporella (Walsingham, 1882)
    • Chionodes fumatella (Douglas, 1850)
    • Chionodes ignorantella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
    • Chionodes nebulosella (Heinemann, 1870)
    • Chionodes permacta (Braun, 1925)
    • Chionodes sagayica (Koçak, 1986)
    • Chionodes tantella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
• unnamed species-group
  • Chionodes attonita (Meyrick, 1912)
  • Chionodes borzella Bidzilya, 2000
  • Chionodes caespitella (Zeller, 1877)
  • Chionodes cerussata (Walsingham, 1911)
  • Chionodes manabiensis Schmitz & Landry, 2007
  • Chionodes meridiochilensis King & Montesinos, 2012
  • Chionodes nephelophracta (Meyrick, 1932)
  • Chionodes perissosema (Meyrick, 1932)
  • Chionodes spirodoxa (Meyrick, 1931)
  • Chionodes stefaniae Schmitz & Landry, 2007
  • Chionodes tundra Bidzilya, 2012
  • Chionodes xylobathra (Meyrick, 1936)

Status unclear

• Chionodes decolorella (Heinemann, 1870), described as Gelechia decolorella and recorded from Austria and Serbia
• Chionodes decolorella ab. colorella (Caradja, 1920), described as Gelechia decolorella ab. colorella and recorded from the Alai Mountains