Sophronia gelidella

Sophronia gelidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Nordmann in 1941. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Russia.[1][2] It has also been recorded from North America (Yukon).

Sophronia gelidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sophronia
Species:
S. gelidella
Binomial name
Sophronia gelidella
Nordmann, 1941

The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.