Sophronia gelidella

Sophronia gelidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sophronia
Species: S. gelidella
Binomial name
Sophronia gelidella
Nordmann, 1941

Sophronia gelidella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Nordmann in 1941. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Russia.[1][2] It has also been recorded from North America (Yukon).

The wingspan is 17-19 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala.

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