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; Gelechia opletella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854; Gelechia celerella Stainton, 1851; Gelechia nigricans Heinemann, 1870; Gelechia reuttiella Heinemann, 1870 ; Gelechia syrticola Staudinger, 1871; Gelechia nigricans var. brunnea Teich, 1901;

Chionodes fumatella, the downland groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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]he forewings are smoky-grey brown with three black spots. The hindwings are griseous (mottled grey).^[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.^[5] The larvae have been reared on Lotus corniculatus.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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
^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ lepiforum.de
^ UK Moths

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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 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[4] rum.de

[5] UK Moths

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