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Chionodes periculella

Synonyms: Gelechia periculella

Wikipedia Abstract

Chionodes periculella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, Washington, California and Oregon. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are brownish black with a purple sheen and with a few scattered white scales. At apical fourth is a white zigzag line. The hindwings are dark fuscous. The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii.
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Prey / Diet

Pinus edulis (Colorado pinyon)[1]
Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)[2]
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir)[2]

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Citations

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♦ 1Negron, Jose F. 1995. Cone and Seed Insects Associated with Piñon Pine. In: Shaw, Douglas W.; Aldon, Earl F.; LoSapio, Carol, technical coordinators. Desired future conditions for piñon- juniper ecosystems: Proceedings of the symposium; 1994 August 8-12; Flagstaff, AZ. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-258. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 97-106.
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0