Chionodes distinctella

Chionodes distinctella, the eastern groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Croatia),[1] as well as most of Russia, Kazakhstan,[2] Central Asia and North Africa.[3] The habitat consists of dry, rocky heath and meadows and the verges and rough pastures.

Chionodes distinctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. distinctella
Binomial name
Chionodes distinctella (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
Gelechia distinctella Zeller, 1839 Gelechia indistinctella Rebel 1901 Gelechia striolatella Heinemann, 1870 Gelechia tristella Teich, 1889 Gelechia latiorella Amsel, 1939 Gelechia distinctella unicolor Toll, 1947 Chionodes deserticola Piskunov, 1979

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to October in two generations per year in western Europe.[4]

The larvae feed within the roots[5] of Genista and Thymus species, as well as Artemisia campestris.[6]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. "Gelechiidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
3. 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
4. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
5. Hants Moths
6. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-09-12.