Chionodes tragicella
Chionodes tragicella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Finland and Russia.[1] Outside of Europe, it has been reported from Transbaikal and Tuva.[2]
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The wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.[3]
The larvae feed on Larix decidua. Larvae can be found from August to May of the following year.[4]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- 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
- "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- Chionodes tragicella, a new species for the Belgian fauna (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
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