# Chionodes

Chionodes is a genus of moths of the family Gelechiidae. It is distributed throughout much of the world. The larvae of many species use the Douglas fir as a host plant.

## Species

* The formosella species-group
** Chionodes formosella-complex
*** Chionodes abitus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes argentipunctella (Ely, 1910)
*** Chionodes bicostomaculella (Chambers, 1872)
*** Chionodes formosella (Murtfeldt, 1881)
*** Chionodes fuscomaculella (Chambers, 1872)
*** Chionodes hapsus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes iridescens Clarke, 1947
*** Chionodes percultor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes powelli Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes suasor Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes gilvomaculella-complex
*** Chionodes abavus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes cacula Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes drapeta Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes emptor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes esor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes gilvomaculella (Clemens, 1863)
*** Chionodes rabula Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes franclemonti-complex
*** Chionodes franclemonti Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes tarmes Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes lophosella-complex
*** Chionodes lophosella (Busck, 1910)
*** Chionodes nanodella (Busck, 1910)
** Chionodes abella-complex
*** Chionodes abella (Busck, 1903)
*** Chionodes davisi Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes delitor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes donahueorum Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes imber Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes johnstoni Clarke, 1947
*** Chionodes lactans Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes meddix Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes munifex Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes naevus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes nitor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes obex Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes pacator Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes pavor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes periculella (Busck, 1910)
*** Chionodes pulvis Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes rector Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes regens Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes sabinianae Powell, 1959
*** Chionodes sanator Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes sannio Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes stator Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes tessa Clarke, 1947
*** Chionodes volo Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes sistrella-complex
*** Chionodes abdominella (Busck, 1903)
*** Chionodes cibus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes dentella (Busck, 1903)
*** Chionodes fructuarius (Braun, 1925)
*** Chionodes hodgesorum Metzler, 2014
*** Chionodes kincaidella (Busck, 1907)
*** Chionodes lacticoma (Meyrick, 1917)
*** Chionodes landryi Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes macor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes nepos Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes oecus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes paean Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes pinguicula (Meyrick, 1929)
*** Chionodes plutor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes procus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes repertor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes sistrella (Busck, 1903)
*** Chionodes thyotes Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes xanthophilella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
** Chionodes dammersi-complex
*** Chionodes bardus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes dammersi (Keifer, 1936)
*** Chionodes helicosticta (Meyrick, 1929)
*** Chionodes luteogeminatus (Clarke, 1935)
*** Chionodes morus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes notandella (Busck, 1916)
*** Chionodes ochreostrigella (Chambers, 1875)
*** Chionodes paralogella (Busck, 1916)
*** Chionodes rhombus Hodges, 1999
** unplaced to complex
*** Chionodes icriodes (Meyrick, 1931)
*** Chionodes litigiosa (Meyrick, 1917)
*** Chionodes pentadora (Meyrick, 1917)
*** Chionodes pleroma (Walsingham, 1911)
*** Chionodes scotodes (Walsingham, 1911)
* The obscurusella species-group
** Chionodes thoraceochrella-complex
*** Chionodes chrysopyla (Keifer, 1935)
*** Chionodes salicella Sattler, 1967
*** Chionodes thoraceochrella (Chambers, 1872)
** Chionodes hostis-complex
*** Chionodes hostis Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes lector Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes obscurusella-complex
*** Chionodes acerella Sattler, 1967
*** Chionodes metoecus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes obscurusella (Chambers, 1872)
** Chionodes occidentella-complex
*** Chionodes dryobathra (Meyrick, 1917)
*** Chionodes fremor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes lusor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes mediofuscella (Clemens, 1863)
*** Chionodes occidentella (Chambers, 1875)
*** Chionodes soter Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes terminimaculella-complex
*** Chionodes terminimaculella (Kearfott, 1908)
** Chionodes erro-complex
*** Chionodes erro Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes trichostola-complex
*** Chionodes parens Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes trichostola (Meyrick, 1923)
*** Chionodes sevir Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes acrina-complex
*** Chionodes acrina (Keifer, 1933)
*** Chionodes adam Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes altor Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes concinna-complex
*** Chionodes cautor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes concinna (Walsingham, 1911)
** Chionodes irreptor-complex
*** Chionodes irreptor Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes baro-complex
*** Chionodes baro Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes secutor Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes trophella-complex
*** Chionodes restio Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes trophella (Busck, 1903)
** Chionodes pinax-complex
*** Chionodes pinax Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes adamas-complex
*** Chionodes adamas Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes creberrima (Walsingham, 1911)
*** Chionodes ludio Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes messor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes nubis Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes optio Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes pastor Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes magirus-complex
*** Chionodes magirus Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes innox-complex
*** Chionodes gestor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes innox Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes fondella-complex
*** Chionodes fondella (Busck, 1906)
*** Chionodes pseudofondella (Busck, 1908)
** Chionodes bibo-complex
*** Chionodes bibo Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes pereyra-complex
*** Chionodes pereyra Clarke, 1947
*** Chionodes petalumensis Clarke, 1947
** unplaced to complex
*** Chionodes bufo (Walsingham, 1911)
*** Chionodes cacoderma (Walsingham, 1911)
*** Chionodes neptica (Walsingham, 1911)
* The phalacrus species-group
** Chionodes argosema (Meyrick, 1917)
** Chionodes consona (Meyrick, 1917)
** Chionodes donatella (Walker, 1864)
** Chionodes eburata (Meyrick, 1917)
** Chionodes mariona (Heinrich, 1921)
** Chionodes petro Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes phalacra (Walsingham, 1911)
** Chionodes popa Hodges, 1999
* The discoocellella species-group
** Chionodes discoocellella (Chambers, 1872)
** Chionodes halycopa (Meyrick, 1927)
* The ceryx species-group
** Chionodes ceryx Hodges, 1999
* The lugubrella species-group
** Chionodes lugubrella-complex
*** Chionodes ceanothiella (Busck, 1904)
*** Chionodes kubai Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes lugubrella (Fabricius, 1794)
*** Chionodes obelus Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes hibiscella-complex
*** Chionodes aruns Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes bios Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes canofusella Clarke, 1947
*** Chionodes chlorocephala (Meyrick, 1932)
*** Chionodes hibiscella (Busck, 1903)
*** Chionodes salva (Meyrick, 1925)
** Chionodes retiniella-complex
*** Chionodes elainae Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes luror Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes retiniella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
** Chionodes tragicella-complex
*** Chionodes arenella (Forbes, 1922)
*** Chionodes aristella (Busck, 1903)
*** Chionodes dolo Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes factor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes figurella (Busck, 1912)
*** Chionodes grandis Clarke, 1947
*** Chionodes hospes Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes pallor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes soella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
*** Chionodes tragicella (Heyden, 1865)
** Chionodes luctuella-complex
*** Chionodes aprilella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
*** Chionodes luctuella (Hübner, 1793)
*** Chionodes rectifex Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes holosericella-complex
*** Chionodes agriodes (Meyrick, 1927)
*** Chionodes aleo Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes bicolor Clarke, 1947
*** Chionodes boreas Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes caucasiella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
*** Chionodes cusor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes dator Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes fimus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes flavipalpella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
*** Chionodes gratus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes holosericella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
*** Chionodes mikkolai Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes molitor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes mongolica Piskunov, 1979
*** Chionodes occlusa (Braun, 1925)
*** Chionodes praeclarella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
*** Chionodes praeco Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes psiloptera (Barnes & Busck, 1920)
*** Chionodes rogator Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes rupex Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes senica Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes sponsus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes tannuolella (Rebel, 1917)
*** Chionodes trico Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes ustor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes veles Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes violacea (Tengström, 1848)
*** Chionodes whitmanella Clarke, 1942
** Chionodes theurgis-complex
*** Chionodes gerdius Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes theurgis Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes tributor Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes distinctella-complex
*** Chionodes apolectella (Walsingham, 1900)
*** Chionodes bastuliella (Rebel, 1931)
*** Chionodes canor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes continuella (Zeller, 1839)
*** Chionodes distinctella (Zeller, 1839)
*** Chionodes ensis Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes ermolaevi Bidzilya, 2012
*** Chionodes fictor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes frigidella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
*** Chionodes hayreddini Koçak, 1986
*** Chionodes hinnella (Rebel, 1935)
*** Chionodes histon Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes latro Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes lictor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes metallicus (Braun, 1921)
*** Chionodes nigrobarbata (Braun, 1925)
*** Chionodes nubilella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
*** Chionodes offectus Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes perpetuella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
*** Chionodes praecia Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes praetor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes sattleri Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes sepultor Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes viduella (Fabricius, 1794)
** Chionodes braunella-complex
*** Chionodes braunella (Keifer, 1931)
** Chionodes impes-complex
*** Chionodes impes Hodges, 1999
** Chionodes fumatella-complex
*** Chionodes clarkei Hodges, 1999
*** Chionodes electella (Zeller, 1839)
*** Chionodes flavicorporella (Walsingham, 1882)
*** Chionodes fumatella (Douglas, 1850)
*** Chionodes ignorantella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
*** Chionodes nebulosella (Heinemann, 1870)
*** Chionodes permacta (Braun, 1925)
*** Chionodes sagayica (Koçak, 1986)
*** Chionodes tantella Huemer & Sattler, 1995
* unnamed species-group
** Chionodes attonita (Meyrick, 1912)
** Chionodes borzella Bidzilya, 2000
** Chionodes caespitella (Zeller, 1877)
** Chionodes cerussata (Walsingham, 1911)
** Chionodes manabiensis Schmitz & Landry, 2007
** Chionodes meridiochilensis King & Montesinos, 2012
** Chionodes nephelophracta (Meyrick, 1932)
** Chionodes perissosema (Meyrick, 1932)
** Chionodes spirodoxa (Meyrick, 1931)
** Chionodes stefaniae Schmitz & Landry, 2007
** Chionodes tundra Bidzilya, 2012
** Chionodes xylobathra (Meyrick, 1936)

## Status unclear

* Chionodes decolorella (Heinemann, 1870), described as Gelechia decolorella and recorded from Austria and Serbia
* Chionodes decolorella ab. colorella (Caradja, 1920), described as Gelechia decolorella ab. colorella and recorded from the Alai Mountains