Chionodes fumatella
Chionodes fumatella, the downland groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Portugal and Croatia).[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus, Mongolia and from Siberia to the Russian Far East.[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. fumatella |
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Chionodes fumatella (Douglas, 1850) | |
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The wingspan is 12–19 mm.[3] The forewings are smoky-grey brown with three black spots. The hindwings are griseous (mottled grey).[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[5] The larvae have been reared on Lotus corniculatus.
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 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- lepiforum.de
- UK Moths
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