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Chionodes sabinianus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chionodes

Chionodes sabinianus is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern British Columbia to California.

The wingspan is 12.2–14 mm for males and 14.3-15.6 mm for females. The forewings are dark grey, the scales whitish on their basal halves, blackish toward the apices. The hindwings are light grey, darker toward the apical margin.

The larvae feed on Pinus sabiniana, Pinus coulteri, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus radiata and Abies concolor.

References

Chionodes sabinianus Wikipedia