Chionodes adamas explained

Chionodes adamas is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London . 2015-06-03.
2. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/chionodes/ Chionodes at funet
3. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2120.4 mothphotographersgroup