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    Chionodes iridescens

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    Chionodes iridescens
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Family: Gelechiidae
    Genus: Chionodes
    Species:
    C. iridescens
    Binomial name
    Chionodes iridescens
    Clarke, 1947

    Chionodes iridescens is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Yukon to Washington, the Northwest Territories and to Nova Scotia.[2][3]

    The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chionodes iridescens​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
    2. ^ Chionodes at funet
    3. ^ mothphotographersgroup


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