Chionodes

Chionodes
	Chionodes electella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Tribe:	Gelechiini
Genus:	Chionodes; Hübner, 1825
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Chionoda Hübner, [1826]; Oxycryptis Meyrick, 1912;

Chionodes is a genus of moths of the family Gelechiidae. It is distributed throughout much of the world. The larvae of many species use the Douglas fir as a host plant.

Species

The formosella species-group
- Chionodes formosella-complex
  - Chionodes abitus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes argentipunctella (Ely, 1910)
  - Chionodes bicostomaculella (Chambers, 1872)
  - Chionodes formosella (Murtfeldt, 1881)
  - Chionodes fuscomaculella (Chambers, 1872)
  - Chionodes hapsus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes iridescens Clarke, 1947
  - Chionodes percultor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes powelli Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes suasor Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes gilvomaculella-complex
  - Chionodes abavus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes cacula Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes drapeta Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes emptor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes esor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes gilvomaculella (Clemens, 1863)
  - Chionodes rabula Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes franclemonti-complex
  - Chionodes franclemonti Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes tarmes Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes lophosella-complex
  - Chionodes lophosella (Busck, 1910)
  - Chionodes nanodella (Busck, 1910)
- Chionodes abella-complex
  - Chionodes abella (Busck, 1903)
  - Chionodes davisi Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes delitor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes donahueorum Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes imber Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes johnstoni Clarke, 1947
  - Chionodes lactans Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes meddix Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes munifex Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes naevus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes nitor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes obex Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes pacator Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes pavor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes periculella (Busck, 1910)
  - Chionodes pulvis Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes rector Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes regens Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes sabinianae Powell, 1959
  - Chionodes sanator Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes sannio Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes stator Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes tessa Clarke, 1947
  - Chionodes volo Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes sistrella-complex
  - Chionodes abdominella (Busck, 1903)
  - Chionodes cibus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes dentella (Busck, 1903)
  - Chionodes fructuarius (Braun, 1925)
  - Chionodes hodgesorum Metzler, 2014
  - Chionodes kincaidella (Busck, 1907)
  - Chionodes lacticoma (Meyrick, 1917)
  - Chionodes landryi Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes macor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes nepos Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes oecus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes paean Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes pinguicula (Meyrick, 1929)
  - Chionodes plutor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes procus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes repertor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes sistrella (Busck, 1903)
  - Chionodes thyotes Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes xanthophilella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
- Chionodes dammersi-complex
  - Chionodes bardus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes dammersi (Keifer, 1936)
  - Chionodes helicosticta (Meyrick, 1929)
  - Chionodes luteogeminatus (Clarke, 1935)
  - Chionodes morus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes notandella (Busck, 1916)
  - Chionodes ochreostrigella (Chambers, 1875)
  - Chionodes paralogella (Busck, 1916)
  - Chionodes rhombus Hodges, 1999
- unplaced to complex
  - Chionodes icriodes (Meyrick, 1931)
  - Chionodes litigiosa (Meyrick, 1917)
  - Chionodes pentadora (Meyrick, 1917)
  - Chionodes pleroma (Walsingham, 1911)
  - Chionodes scotodes (Walsingham, 1911)
The obscurusella species-group
- Chionodes thoraceochrella-complex
  - Chionodes chrysopyla (Keifer, 1935)
  - Chionodes salicella Sattler, 1967
  - Chionodes thoraceochrella (Chambers, 1872)
- Chionodes hostis-complex
  - Chionodes hostis Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes lector Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes obscurusella-complex
  - Chionodes acerella Sattler, 1967
  - Chionodes metoecus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes obscurusella (Chambers, 1872)
- Chionodes occidentella-complex
  - Chionodes dryobathra (Meyrick, 1917)
  - Chionodes fremor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes lusor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes mediofuscella (Clemens, 1863)
  - Chionodes occidentella (Chambers, 1875)
  - Chionodes soter Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes terminimaculella-complex
  - Chionodes terminimaculella (Kearfott, 1908)
- Chionodes erro-complex
  - Chionodes erro Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes trichostola-complex
  - Chionodes parens Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes trichostola (Meyrick, 1923)
  - Chionodes sevir Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes acrina-complex
  - Chionodes acrina (Keifer, 1933)
  - Chionodes adam Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes altor Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes concinna-complex
  - Chionodes cautor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes concinna (Walsingham, 1911)
- Chionodes irreptor-complex
  - Chionodes irreptor Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes baro-complex
  - Chionodes baro Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes secutor Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes trophella-complex
  - Chionodes restio Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes trophella (Busck, 1903)
- Chionodes pinax-complex
  - Chionodes pinax Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes adamas-complex
  - Chionodes adamas Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes creberrima (Walsingham, 1911)
  - Chionodes ludio Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes messor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes nubis Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes optio Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes pastor Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes magirus-complex
  - Chionodes magirus Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes innox-complex
  - Chionodes gestor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes innox Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes fondella-complex
  - Chionodes fondella (Busck, 1906)
  - Chionodes pseudofondella (Busck, 1908)
- Chionodes bibo-complex
  - Chionodes bibo Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes pereyra-complex
  - Chionodes pereyra Clarke, 1947
  - Chionodes petalumensis Clarke, 1947
- unplaced to complex
  - Chionodes bufo (Walsingham, 1911)
  - Chionodes cacoderma (Walsingham, 1911)
  - Chionodes neptica (Walsingham, 1911)
The phalacrus species-group
- Chionodes argosema (Meyrick, 1917)
- Chionodes consona (Meyrick, 1917)
- Chionodes donatella (Walker, 1864)
- Chionodes eburata (Meyrick, 1917)
- Chionodes mariona (Heinrich, 1921)
- Chionodes petro Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes phalacra (Walsingham, 1911)
- Chionodes popa Hodges, 1999
The discoocellella species-group
- Chionodes discoocellella (Chambers, 1872)
- Chionodes halycopa (Meyrick, 1927)
The ceryx species-group
- Chionodes ceryx Hodges, 1999
The lugubrella species-group
- Chionodes lugubrella-complex
  - Chionodes ceanothiella (Busck, 1904)
  - Chionodes kubai Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes lugubrella (Fabricius, 1794)
  - Chionodes obelus Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes hibiscella-complex
  - Chionodes aruns Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes bios Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes canofusella Clarke, 1947
  - Chionodes chlorocephala (Meyrick, 1932)
  - Chionodes hibiscella (Busck, 1903)
  - Chionodes salva (Meyrick, 1925)
- Chionodes retiniella-complex
  - Chionodes elainae Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes luror Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes retiniella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
- Chionodes tragicella-complex
  - Chionodes arenella (Forbes, 1922)
  - Chionodes aristella (Busck, 1903)
  - Chionodes dolo Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes factor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes figurella (Busck, 1912)
  - Chionodes grandis Clarke, 1947
  - Chionodes hospes Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes pallor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes soella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
  - Chionodes tragicella (Heyden, 1865)
- Chionodes luctuella-complex
  - Chionodes aprilella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
  - Chionodes luctuella (Hübner, 1793)
  - Chionodes rectifex Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes holosericella-complex
  - Chionodes agriodes (Meyrick, 1927)
  - Chionodes aleo Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes bicolor Clarke, 1947
  - Chionodes boreas Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes caucasiella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
  - Chionodes cusor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes dator Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes fimus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes flavipalpella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
  - Chionodes gratus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes holosericella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
  - Chionodes mikkolai Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes molitor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes mongolica Piskunov, 1979
  - Chionodes occlusa (Braun, 1925)
  - Chionodes praeclarella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
  - Chionodes praeco Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes psiloptera (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
  - Chionodes rogator Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes rupex Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes senica Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes sponsus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes tannuolella (Rebel, 1917)
  - Chionodes trico Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes ustor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes veles Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes violacea (Tengström, 1848)
  - Chionodes whitmanella Clarke, 1942
- Chionodes theurgis-complex
  - Chionodes gerdius Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes theurgis Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes tributor Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes distinctella-complex
  - Chionodes apolectella (Walsingham, 1900)
  - Chionodes bastuliella (Rebel, 1931)
  - Chionodes canor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes continuella (Zeller, 1839)
  - Chionodes distinctella (Zeller, 1839)
  - Chionodes ensis Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes ermolaevi Bidzilya, 2012
  - Chionodes fictor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes frigidella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
  - Chionodes hayreddini Koçak, 1986
  - Chionodes hinnella (Rebel, 1935)
  - Chionodes histon Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes latro Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes lictor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes metallicus (Braun, 1921)
  - Chionodes nigrobarbata (Braun, 1925)
  - Chionodes nubilella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
  - Chionodes offectus Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes perpetuella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
  - Chionodes praecia Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes praetor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes sattleri Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes sepultor Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes viduella (Fabricius, 1794)
- Chionodes braunella-complex
  - Chionodes braunella (Keifer, 1931)
- Chionodes impes-complex
  - Chionodes impes Hodges, 1999
- Chionodes fumatella-complex
  - Chionodes clarkei Hodges, 1999
  - Chionodes electella (Zeller, 1839)
  - Chionodes flavicorporella (Walsingham, 1882)
  - Chionodes fumatella (Douglas, 1850)
  - Chionodes ignorantella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
  - Chionodes nebulosella (Heinemann, 1870)
  - Chionodes permacta (Braun, 1925)
  - Chionodes sagayica (Koçak, 1986)
  - Chionodes tantella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
unnamed species-group
- Chionodes attonita (Meyrick, 1912)
- Chionodes borzella Bidzilya, 2000
- Chionodes caespitella (Zeller, 1877)
- Chionodes cerussata (Walsingham, 1911)
- Chionodes manabiensis Schmitz & Landry, 2007
- Chionodes meridiochilensis King & Montesinos, 2012
- Chionodes nephelophracta (Meyrick, 1932)
- Chionodes perissosema (Meyrick, 1932)
- Chionodes spirodoxa (Meyrick, 1931)
- Chionodes stefaniae Schmitz & Landry, 2007
- Chionodes tundra Bidzilya, 2012
- Chionodes xylobathra (Meyrick, 1936)

Status unclear

Chionodes decolorella (Heinemann, 1870), described as Gelechia decolorella and recorded from Austria and Serbia
Chionodes decolorella ab. colorella (Caradja, 1920), described as Gelechia decolorella ab. colorella and recorded from the Alai Mountains

References

Hodges, R.W., 1999: Fascicle 7.6 of The Moths of American North of Mexico (Gelechioidea: Gelechiidae).
Huemer, P. & K. Sattler, 1995: A taxonomic revision of Palaearctic Chionodes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Beiträge zur Entomologie 45 (1): 3-108.
King, G.E. & J.L.V. Montesinos, 2012: Chionodes meridiochilensis sp. nov. from Chile: contribution to an understanding of its biology and description of its early stages (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Acta zoologica cracoviensia 55 (1): 45-58. Full article: [1].
Schmitz, Patrick & Bernard Landry, 2007: Two new species of Chionodes Hübner from Ecuador, with a summary of known Galapagos records of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 114 (2): 175-184.

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