Biology:Chionodes tragicella

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Short description: Species of moth

Chionodes tragicella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. tragicella
Binomial name
Chionodes tragicella
(Heyden, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora tragicella Heyden, 1865
  • Gelechia libidinosa Staudinger, 1871

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]

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

  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=330650&p=1. 
  4. Chionodes tragicella, a new species for the Belgian fauna (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Wikidata ☰ Q13859708 entry