Chionodes argentipunctella explained

Chionodes argentipunctella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Vermont, south-eastern Ontario, New Jersey, Illinois and Connecticut.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are very dark purplish with a white spot on the costa at the apical third, shaded with black anteriorly. There are two black discal spots shaded with white near the middle of the wing and a similar one on the fold, below the first and nearer the base. The hindwings are yellowish.[3]

The larvae feed on Alnus species and Corylus americana.

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/chionodes/ Chionodes at funet
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2061 mothphotographersgroup
  3. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofent12ento#page/70/mode/1up Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 12 (2) : 70