Chionodes franclemonti

Chionodes franclemonti · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae

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Chionodes franclemonti
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Chionodes franclemonti occurs in North America, recorded from New Jersey and Maine down to Florida and west to Wisconsin. The larvae feed on the plants Helianthemum nashii and Hudsonia tomentosa.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Larvae eat Helianthemum nashii. Larvae also eat Hudsonia tomentosa.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Alabama, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

Same family (Gelechiidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionodes_franclemonti

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.

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