Black-smudged Chionodes Moth Chionodes mediofuscella Clemens, 1863    Synonyms: Hodges #2093.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Gelechiidae   >   Genus Chionodes   

Status:

Recorded across most of Maryland. According to MBP records, flight times range from 4/10 through 9/15. MBP has zero records from June.

Relationships:

Larva appear to feed solely on Great Ragweed.

There are 507 records in the project database.

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A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/5/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/18/2015). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/29/2015). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/26/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/9/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/24/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/19/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/12/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/5/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/4/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ryan Douglas. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/16/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/20/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2014). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/9/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/30/2014). Verified by Terry Harrison and A. Hendrickson/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/22/2010). Determined by Bob Patterson/BugGuide. Photo by Bill Johnson. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2004). Determined by John Glaser. Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2004). Determined by John Glaser. Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Black-smudged Chionodes Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/27/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)


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