Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chionodes | |
Chionodes whitmanella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-western Manitoba and eastern Washington to Colorado, Arizona and California.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are light yellowish brown with two blackish-fuscous spots in the cell about the middle. A similar spot is found slightly before the basal third. The hindwings are pale fuscous white.
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