''Chionodes obelus'' 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 ...

. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

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Ceanothus cuneatus ''Ceanothus cuneatus'' is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names buckbrush and wedgeleaf ceanothus. Distribution This '' Ceanothus'' is native to Oregon, California, and northern Baja California, where it can be found in a number ...

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References

Chionodes Moths described in 1999 Taxa named by Ronald W. Hodges Moths of North America {{Chionodes-stub