Chionodes violacea

Chionodes violacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. violacea
Binomial name
Chionodes violacea
(Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia violacea Tengström, 1848
  • Chionodes violaceus

Chionodes violacea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Scandinavia to Russia[1] (Siberia, Uljanovsk, Kamchatka) and Mongolia.[2]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ^ Swedish Moths


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