Chionodes fructuaria

Chionodes fructuaria is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Florida.^[2][3]

Chionodes fructuaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. fructuaria
Binomial name
Chionodes fructuaria (Braun, 1925)
Synonyms
Gelechia fructuaria Braun, 1925 Chionodes fructuarius

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are dark brown or blackish, with a sprinkling of paler scales in the apex. The markings are pale yellow or whitish. The hindwings are pale grey, shading to darker outwardly.^[4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex confertifolia.