Chionodes hodgesorum

Chionodes hodgesorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. hodgesorum
Binomial name
Chionodes hodgesorum
Metzler, 2014

Chionodes hodgesorum is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1][failed verification] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park in New Mexico.[2]

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Ronald W. Hodges and his wife Elaine.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. ^ Chionodes at funet
  3. ^ Metzler, E.C. (2014). "The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument 6: a new species of Chionodes Hubner, [1825] (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae) dedicated to Ronald W. Hodges and Elaine R. Snyder Hodges in the year of Ron's 80th birthday, 2014" (PDF). J. Lepidopterists' Soc. 68 (2): 81. doi:10.18473/lepi.v68i2.a2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-21.


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