''Chionodes'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Gelechiidae
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...
. It is distributed throughout much of the world. The
larva
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
e of many species use the
Douglas fir
The Douglas fir (''Pseudotsuga menziesii'') is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is the tallest tree in the Pinaceae family. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Or ...
as a host plant.
Species
*The formosella species-group
**''Chionodes formosella''-complex
***''
Chionodes abitus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes argentipunctella''
(Ely, 1910)
***''
Chionodes bicostomaculella''
(Chambers, 1872)
***''
Chionodes formosella''
(Murtfeldt, 1881)
***''
Chionodes fuscomaculella
''Chionodes fuscomaculella'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia and Quebec to Florida, south-western Wisconsin, eastern Texas and eastern Oklahoma.
The forewings are du ...
''
(Chambers, 1872)
***''
Chionodes hapsus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes iridescens''
Clarke, 1947
***''
Chionodes percultor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes powelli''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes suasor''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes gilvomaculella''-complex
***''
Chionodes abavus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes cacula''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes drapeta''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes emptor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes esor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes gilvomaculella''
(Clemens, 1863)
***''
Chionodes rabula
''Chionodes rabula'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and New Jersey to Florida, including Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Louisian ...
''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes franclemonti''-complex
***''
Chionodes franclemonti''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes tarmes''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes lophosella''-complex
***''
Chionodes lophosella''
(Busck, 1910)
***''
Chionodes nanodella''
(Busck, 1910)
**''Chionodes abella''-complex
***''
Chionodes abella''
(Busck, 1903)
***''
Chionodes davisi''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes delitor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes donahueorum''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes imber''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes johnstoni''
Clarke, 1947
***''
Chionodes lactans''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes meddix''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes munifex''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes naevus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes nitor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes obex''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes pacator''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes pavor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes periculella''
(Busck, 1910)
***''
Chionodes pulvis''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes rector''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes regens''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes sabinianae''
Powell, 1959
***''
Chionodes sanator''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes sannio''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes stator''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes tessa''
Clarke, 1947
***''
Chionodes volo''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes sistrella''-complex
***''
Chionodes abdominella''
(Busck, 1903)
***''
Chionodes cibus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes dentella''
(Busck, 1903)
***''
Chionodes fructuarius''
(Braun, 1925)
***''
Chionodes hodgesorum''
Metzler, 2014
***''
Chionodes kincaidella''
(Busck, 1907)
***''
Chionodes lacticoma''
(Meyrick, 1917)
***''
Chionodes landryi''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes macor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes nepos''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes oecus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes paean''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes pinguicula''
(Meyrick, 1929)
***''
Chionodes plutor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes procus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes repertor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes sistrella''
(Busck, 1903)
***''
Chionodes thyotes''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes xanthophilella''
(Barnes & Busck, 1920)
**''Chionodes dammersi''-complex
***''
Chionodes bardus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes dammersi
''Chionodes dammersi'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the ...
''
(Keifer, 1936)
***''
Chionodes helicosticta''
(Meyrick, 1929)
***''
Chionodes luteogeminatus''
(Clarke, 1935)
***''
Chionodes morus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes notandella''
(Busck, 1916)
***''
Chionodes ochreostrigella''
(Chambers, 1875)
***''
Chionodes paralogella''
(Busck, 1916)
***''
Chionodes rhombus''
Hodges, 1999
**unplaced to complex
***''
Chionodes icriodes''
(Meyrick, 1931)
***''
Chionodes litigiosa''
(Meyrick, 1917)
***''
Chionodes pentadora''
(Meyrick, 1917)
***''
Chionodes pleroma''
(Walsingham, 1911)
***''
Chionodes scotodes''
(Walsingham, 1911)
*The obscurusella species-group
**''Chionodes thoraceochrella''-complex
***''
Chionodes chrysopyla''
(Keifer, 1935)
***''
Chionodes salicella''
Sattler, 1967
***''
Chionodes thoraceochrella''
(Chambers, 1872)
**''Chionodes hostis''-complex
***''
Chionodes hostis''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes lector''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes obscurusella''-complex
***''
Chionodes acerella
''Chionodes acerella'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated ...
''
Sattler, 1967
***''
Chionodes metoecus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes obscurusella''
(Chambers, 1872)
**''Chionodes occidentella''-complex
***''
Chionodes dryobathra''
(Meyrick, 1917)
***''
Chionodes fremor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes lusor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes mediofuscella''
(Clemens, 1863)
***''
Chionodes occidentella''
(Chambers, 1875)
***''
Chionodes soter''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes terminimaculella''-complex
***''
Chionodes terminimaculella''
(Kearfott, 1908)
**''Chionodes erro''-complex
***''
Chionodes erro''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes trichostola''-complex
***''
Chionodes parens''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes trichostola''
(Meyrick, 1923)
***''
Chionodes sevir''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes acrina''-complex
***''
Chionodes acrina''
(Keifer, 1933)
***''
Chionodes adam''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes altor''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes concinna''-complex
***''
Chionodes cautor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes concinna
''Chionodes concinna'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boe ...
''
(Walsingham, 1911)
**''Chionodes irreptor''-complex
***''
Chionodes irreptor''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes baro''-complex
***''
Chionodes baro''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes secutor''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes trophella''-complex
***''
Chionodes restio''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes trophella''
(Busck, 1903)
**''Chionodes pinax''-complex
***''
Chionodes pinax
''Chionodes pinax'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern British Columbia, Montana and Arizona.
The larvae feed on ''Pinus contorta'' and the male flowers of ''Pinus ponderos ...
''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes adamas''-complex
***''
Chionodes adamas''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes creberrima''
(Walsingham, 1911)
***''
Chionodes ludio''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes messor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes nubis''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes optio''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes pastor''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes magirus''-complex
***''
Chionodes magirus''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes innox''-complex
***''
Chionodes gestor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes innox
''Chionodes innox'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Manitoba and southern Alberta to Arizona and Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state i ...
''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes fondella''-complex
***''
Chionodes fondella''
(Busck, 1906)
***''
Chionodes pseudofondella''
(Busck, 1908)
**''Chionodes bibo''-complex
***''
Chionodes bibo''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes pereyra''-complex
***''
Chionodes pereyra''
Clarke, 1947
***''
Chionodes petalumensis''
Clarke, 1947
**unplaced to complex
***''
Chionodes bufo''
(Walsingham, 1911)
***''
Chionodes cacoderma''
(Walsingham, 1911)
***''
Chionodes neptica''
(Walsingham, 1911)
*The phalacrus species-group
**''
Chionodes argosema''
(Meyrick, 1917)
**''
Chionodes consona''
(Meyrick, 1917)
**''
Chionodes donatella''
(Walker, 1864)
**''
Chionodes eburata''
(Meyrick, 1917)
**''
Chionodes mariona''
(Heinrich, 1921)
**''
Chionodes petro''
Hodges, 1999
**''
Chionodes phalacra''
(Walsingham, 1911)
**''
Chionodes popa''
Hodges, 1999
*The discoocellella species-group
**''
Chionodes discoocellella''
(Chambers, 1872)
**''
Chionodes halycopa''
(Meyrick, 1927)
*The ceryx species-group
**''
Chionodes ceryx''
Hodges, 1999
*The lugubrella species-group
**''Chionodes lugubrella''-complex
***''
Chionodes ceanothiella''
(Busck, 1904)
***''
Chionodes kubai''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes lugubrella''
(Fabricius, 1794)
***''
Chionodes obelus''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes hibiscella''-complex
***''
Chionodes aruns''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes bios''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes canofusella
''Chionodes canofusella'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Texas.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip ...
''
Clarke, 1947
***''
Chionodes chlorocephala''
(Meyrick, 1932)
***''
Chionodes hibiscella''
(Busck, 1903)
***''
Chionodes salva''
(Meyrick, 1925)
**''Chionodes retiniella''-complex
***''
Chionodes elainae''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes luror''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes retiniella''
(Barnes & Busck, 1920)
**''Chionodes tragicella''-complex
***''
Chionodes arenella''
(Forbes, 1922)
***''
Chionodes aristella''
(Busck, 1903)
***''
Chionodes dolo''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes factor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes figurella''
(Busck, 1912)
***''
Chionodes grandis
''Chionodes grandis'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Manitoba and southern British Columbia to California and New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwes ...
''
Clarke, 1947
***''
Chionodes hospes''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes pallor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes soella''
Huemer & Sattler, 1995
***''
Chionodes tragicella''
(Heyden, 1865)
**''Chionodes luctuella''-complex
***''
Chionodes aprilella''
Huemer & Sattler, 1995
***''
Chionodes luctuella''
(Hübner, 1793)
***''
Chionodes rectifex''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes holosericella''-complex
***''
Chionodes agriodes''
(Meyrick, 1927)
***''
Chionodes aleo''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes bicolor''
Clarke, 1947
***''
Chionodes boreas''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes caucasiella''
Huemer & Sattler, 1995
***''
Chionodes cusor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes dator''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes fimus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes flavipalpella''
Huemer & Sattler, 1995
***''
Chionodes gratus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes holosericella''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
***''
Chionodes mikkolai''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes molitor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes mongolica''
Piskunov, 1979
***''
Chionodes occlusa''
(Braun, 1925)
***''
Chionodes praeclarella''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
***''
Chionodes praeco''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes psiloptera''
(Barnes & Busck, 1920)
***''
Chionodes rogator''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes rupex''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes senica''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes sponsus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes tannuolella''
(Rebel, 1917)
***''
Chionodes trico''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes ustor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes veles''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes violacea''
(Tengström, 1848)
***''
Chionodes whitmanella''
Clarke, 1942
**''Chionodes theurgis''-complex
***''
Chionodes gerdius''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes theurgis''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes tributor''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes distinctella''-complex
***''
Chionodes apolectella''
(Walsingham, 1900)
***''
Chionodes bastuliella''
(Rebel, 1931)
***''
Chionodes canor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes continuella''
(Zeller, 1839)
***''
Chionodes distinctella
''Chionodes distinctella'', the eastern groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Croatia), as well as most of Russia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia and North Africa. The habitat consists of dry, roc ...
''
(Zeller, 1839)
***''
Chionodes ensis''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes ermolaevi''
Bidzilya, 2012
***''
Chionodes fictor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes frigidella''
Huemer & Sattler, 1995
***''
Chionodes hayreddini''
Koçak, 1986
***''
Chionodes hinnella''
(Rebel, 1935)
***''
Chionodes histon''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes latro''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes lictor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes metallicus''
(Braun, 1921)
***''
Chionodes nigrobarbata''
(Braun, 1925)
***''
Chionodes nubilella''
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
***''
Chionodes offectus''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes perpetuella''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
***''
Chionodes praecia''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes praetor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes sattleri''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes sepultor''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes viduella''
(Fabricius, 1794)
**''Chionodes braunella''-complex
***''
Chionodes braunella''
(Keifer, 1931)
**''Chionodes impes''-complex
***''
Chionodes impes
''Chionodes impes'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from eastern Washington to California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the We ...
''
Hodges, 1999
**''Chionodes fumatella''-complex
***''
Chionodes clarkei''
Hodges, 1999
***''
Chionodes electella''
(Zeller, 1839)
***''
Chionodes flavicorporella''
(Walsingham, 1882)
***''
Chionodes fumatella''
(Douglas, 1850)
***''
Chionodes ignorantella''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
***''
Chionodes nebulosella''
(Heinemann, 1870)
***''
Chionodes permacta
''Chionodes permacta'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Alaska, southern Yukon and Alberta to Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Colorado and southern Oregon
O ...
''
(Braun, 1925)
***''
Chionodes sagayica''
(Koçak, 1986)
***''
Chionodes tantella''
Huemer & Sattler, 1995
*unnamed species-group
**''
Chionodes attonita''
(Meyrick, 1912)
**''
Chionodes borzella''
Bidzilya, 2000
**''
Chionodes caespitella''
(Zeller, 1877)
**''
Chionodes cerussata''
(Walsingham, 1911)
**''
Chionodes manabiensis
''Chionodes manabiensis'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ecuador.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777� ...
''
Schmitz & Landry, 2007
**''
Chionodes meridiochilensis''
King & Montesinos, 2012
**''
Chionodes nephelophracta''
(Meyrick, 1932)
**''
Chionodes perissosema''
(Meyrick, 1932)
**''
Chionodes spirodoxa''
(Meyrick, 1931)
**''
Chionodes stefaniae''
Schmitz & Landry, 2007
**''
Chionodes tundra''
Bidzilya, 2012
**''
Chionodes xylobathra''
(Meyrick, 1936)
Status unclear
*''Chionodes decolorella''
(Heinemann, 1870), described as ''Gelechia decolorella'' and recorded from Austria and Serbia
*''Chionodes decolorella ab. colorella''
(Caradja, 1920), described as ''Gelechia decolorella ab. colorella'' and recorded from the Alai Mountains
References
* , 1999: Fascicle 7.6 of The Moths of American North of Mexico (Gelechioidea: Gelechiidae).
* , 1995: A taxonomic revision of Palaearctic ''Chionodes'' (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), ''Beiträge zur Entomologie'' 45 (1): 3-108.
* , 2012: ''Chionodes meridiochilensis'' sp. nov. from Chile: contribution to an understanding of its biology and description of its early stages (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Acta zoologica cracoviensia'' 55 (1): 45-58. Full article
* , 2007: Two new species of ''Chionodes'' Hübner from Ecuador, with a summary of known Galapagos records of ''Gelechiidae'' (Lepidoptera). ''
Revue suisse de Zoologie
The ''Revue suisse de Zoologie'' (English: ''Swiss Journal of Zoology'') is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal for zoological systematics. It is published by the Natural History Museum of Geneva (Switzerland). It is financed by the Swis ...
'' 114 (2): 175-184.
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Gelechiini
Gelechiidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner