Chionodes ceanothiella

Chionodes ceanothiella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta and British Columbia to California and Utah.^[2][3]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dark purplish brown, with a small yellow streak on the middle of the fold, followed by blackish scales. Obliquely above this in the cell is a blackish dot partly surrounded by yellow scales and at the end of the cell is another similar spot. At apical third is a small yellow costal streak and around the apical edge is a more or less complete series of small yellow dots. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[4]

The larvae feed on Ceanothus sanguineus, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus sorediatus and Ceanothus integerrimus.

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