''Chionodes imber'' is a
moth in the family
Gelechiidae (twirler moths).
C. imber is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from southern
Ontario and
Massachusetts to
Arizona,
Texas,
Florida and
Idaho.
mothphotographersgroup
/ref> C. Imber was discovered by Hodges, 1999 and the larvae of C. Imber feed on ''Myrica aspleniifolia
''Comptonia peregrina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Myricaceae. It is the only extant (living) species in the genus '' Comptonia'', although a number of extinct species are placed in the genus. ''Comptonia peregrina'' is nativ ...
''.
References
Chionodes
Moths described in 1999
Moths of North America
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