Chionodes fumatella

Chionodes fumatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. fumatella
Binomial name
Chionodes fumatella
(Douglas, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia fumatella Douglas, 1850
  • Chionodes carpella Piskunov, 1971
  • Chionodes opletella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
  • Chionodes celerella Stainton, 1851
  • Chionodes nigricans Heinemann, 1870
  • Chionodes reuttiella Heinemann, 1870

Chionodes fumatella, the Downland Groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Portugal and Croatia).[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus, Mongolia and from Siberia to the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 12–19 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[4] The forwings are smoky-grey brown with three black spots. The hindwings are griseous.[5]

The larvae have been reared on Lotus corniculatus.

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
  4. ↑ UK Moths
  5. ↑ lepiforum.de
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