Chionodes electella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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  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". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-09-16.


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