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Chionodes ignorantella

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Species of moth

Chionodes ignorantella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. ignorantella
Binomial name
Chionodes ignorantella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia ignorantella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia ochrisignella Nolcken, 1871

Chionodes ignorantella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on mosses. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
Taxon identifiers
Chionodes ignorantella


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