Chionodes ignorantella

Chionodes ignorantella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. ignorantella
Binomial name
Chionodes ignorantella
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ignorantella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia ochrisignella Nolcken, 1871

Chionodes ignorantella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.[1]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on mosses. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Swedish Moths


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