''Chionodes lophosella'' is a

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 ...

in 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 ...

. Note: This source has 1909 as the year of description. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

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. The

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is about 12 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous, with poorly defined ornamentation. There is a small tuft of brown and black scales near the base and a similar tuft of raised scales on the middle of the cell, as well as a somewhat larger tuft obliquely below on the fold, edged with light brown. There are two small, nearly confluent tufts of black scales at the end of the cell, surrounded by light brown. A conspicuous white costal spot is found at the apical fourth and the edge of the wing has a few scattered white scales before the cilia. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (4) : 182
The larvae feed on '' Lupinus chamissonis'' and ''

Lupinus arboreus ''Lupinus arboreus'', the yellow bush lupine (US) or tree lupin (UK), is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (biology), family Fabaceae. Description ''Lupinus arboreus'' is an evergreen shrub growing to tall (hence the alternative ...

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References

Chionodes Moths described in 1910 Moths of North America {{Chionodes-stub