Chionodes pinguicula

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Chionodes pinguicula is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California.[2][3]

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Chionodes pinguicula
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. pinguicula
Binomial name
Chionodes pinguicula
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia pinguicula Meyrick, 1929
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The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex canescens.

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