Biology:Chionodes electella

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Short description: Species of moth

Chionodes electella
Chionodes electella.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. electella
Binomial name
Chionodes electella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia electella Zeller, 1839

Chionodes electella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain and the Balkan Peninsula).[1] In the east, the range extends to the southern Ural.[2]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.[3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330630&p=1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13642106 entry