Chionodes

Chionodes is a genus of moths of the family Gelechiidae. It is distributed throughout much of the world. The larvae of many species use the Douglas fir as a host plant.

Chionodes
Chionodes electella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Tribe: Gelechiini
Genus: Chionodes
Hübner, 1825
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Chionoda Hübner, [1826]
  • Oxycryptis Meyrick, 1912
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