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Genus Chionodes

Winter Rumex Larva - Chionodes discoocellella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily Gelechiinae

Tribe Gelechiini

Genus Chionodes

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Chionodes Hübner 1825

Numbers

~190 spp. in our area(1)

Identification

Print References

(2)

Internet References

MPG

Works Cited

1.	Wikipedia

2.	The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 7.6. Gelechioidea, Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae (part: Chionodes) Ronald W. Hodges. 1999. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 26 May, 2007 - 10:05am
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Robert Lord Zimlich, v belov, Kyhl Austin, Blocky, Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 20 October, 2023 - 5:53pm

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