Boxelder Leafworm Moth

Chionodes obscurusella

''Chionodes obscurusella'', the boxelder leafworm moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Manitoba, south to North Carolina and Oklahoma.
Boxelder Leafworm Moth - Chionodes obscurusella Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light in a semi-rural area

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Appearance

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous fuscous spotted with black, with a small black sub-costal dot at the base of the wing. There is a small black dash from the basal third of the costa, below and beyond this and occupying about the middle of the cell is a broad ill-defined patch of blackish scales. There is a more or less obscure shading of black scales on the middle of the costa, as well as a black dash just before the apical third of the costa, and below it, extending to the dorsum, an irregular, ill-defined black line. A faint dusting of black scales is found near the outer margin of the wing. The hindwings are very pale, semi-transparent whitish-fuscous.
Boxelder Leafworm Moth - Chionodes obscurusella Habitat: Resting on a tree in a mixed forest Chionodes obscurusella,Geotagged,Summer,United States,moth

Food

The larvae are leaf-tiers on ''Acer negundo'' and ''Acer saccharum''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGelechiidae
GenusChionodes
SpeciesC. obscurusella