Biology:Chionodes adamas

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Short description: Species of moth

Chionodes adamas
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. adamas
Binomial name
Chionodes adamas
Hodges, 1999

Chionodes adamas is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Quebec and Manitoba to Mississippi and Texas .[2][3]

The larvae are leaf folders and tiers on Quercus alba, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus prinus and Quercus rubra.

References

  1. Beccaloni, George, ed (February 2005). "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/. Retrieved 2015-06-03. 
  2. Chionodes at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup

Wikidata ☰ Q20817736 entry