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Chionodes fructuaria

Chionodes fructuaria

Field notes

Chionodes fructuaria is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. 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.

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.

The larvae feed on Atriplex confertifolia.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided