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Species Chionodes meddix - Hodges#2095.5

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
No Taxon (formosella group)
No Taxon (abella complex)
Species meddix (Chionodes meddix - Hodges#2095.5)
Hodges Number
2095.5
Size
forewing length 5.0-6.1 mm (1)
Identification
Dark-gray/gray-brown forewings whitish spots at 3/4 wing length, typically only single spots on each wing near the costal margin. More detailed description found in MONA Fascicle 7.6. (1)
Range
Brewster County, Texas west to southern California (1)
See Also
Chionodes imber also typically only has single whitish spot on each forewing near costal margin. (1)
Chionodes lactans typically has two whitish forewing spots at 3/4 wing length that can sometimes fuse to form bar-like fascia. (1)
Aroga trialbamaculella (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.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 Steve Morris on 1 February, 2023 - 2:30pm

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