Chionodes hodgesorum explained

Chionodes hodgesorum is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park in New Mexico.[2]

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Ronald W. Hodges and his wife Elaine.[3]

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. Metzler . E.C. . 2014 . J. Lepidopterists' Soc. . 68 . 2 . 81 . The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument 6: a new species of Chionodes Hubner, [1825] (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae) dedicated to Ronald W. Hodges and Elaine R. Snyder Hodges in the year of Ron's 80th birthday, 2014. ]. 10.18473/lepi.v68i2.a2 . 2015-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120027/http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/2010s/2014/2014-68-2-080.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .

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