Chionodes pinguicula

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]

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

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.^[4]

The larvae feed on Atriplex canescens.