Boxelder leafworm moth
Chionodes obscurusella (Chambers, 1872)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The boxelder leafworm moth (Chionodes obscurusella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United States.
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Quick facts about the boxelder leafworm moth
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 2 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the boxelder leafworm moth live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The boxelder leafworm moth is listed for 2 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the boxelder leafworm moth endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the boxelder leafworm moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusChionodes
- SpeciesChionodes obscurusella (Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms Chionodes asema, Depressaria obscurusella, Gelechia fuscopulvella, Gelechia negundella, Gelechia obscurella
Relatives of the boxelder leafworm moth
Other species in the same genus Chionodes.
Eastern groundling
Chionodes distinctella
Spring oak leafroller moth
Chionodes continuella
Eyeringed Chionodes moth
Chionodes discoocellella
Downland groundling
Chionodes fumatella
White-spotted Chionodes moth
Chionodes fuscomaculella
Black-smudged Chionodes
Chionodes mediofuscella
CompareBoxelder leafworm moth vs Eastern groundlingBoxelder leafworm moth vs Spring oak leafroller mothBoxelder leafworm moth vs Eyeringed Chionodes mothBoxelder leafworm moth vs Downland groundling
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the boxelder leafworm moth live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the boxelder leafworm moth for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the boxelder leafworm moth?
The boxelder leafworm moth (Chionodes obscurusella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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