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INSECTS

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth

Chionodes mediofuscella

Insects
Native
Black-smudged Chionodes Moth, photo 1 of 5
Black-smudged Chionodes Moth, photo 2 of 5
Black-smudged Chionodes Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Gelechiidae.

There are 127 observations of Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue49
  2. Estrie20
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  4. Outaouais10
  5. Capitale-Nationale9
  6. Montérégie8
  7. Laurentides5
  8. Mauricie5
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  11. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

Giant ragweedAmbrosia trifida

Similar species

LeafrollerChionodes thoraceochrella
Chionodes fondellaChionodes fondella
Lucerne MothNomophila nearctica
Walsingham's MothPseudochelaria walsinghami
Eye-ringed Chionodes MothChionodes discoocellella