Chionodes pereyra

Chionodes pereyra is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Massachusetts and Michigan to Florida and Texas.^[2][3]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are light-brown with a conspicuous, blackish-fuscous spot on the costa at the basal third and elongate blackish-fuscous spots on the fold and in the center of the cell, as well as a spot at the end of the cell. The apical third is fuscous, bisected by a pale transverse fascia at the apical fourth. The hindwings are pale grey basally shading to dark fuscous apically and with a golden sheen.^[4]

The larvae feed on Quercus species of the red oak group.

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