Chionodes continuella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. continuella
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| Chionodes continuella (Zeller, 1839)
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Chionodes continuella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland and most of the Balkan Peninsula),[1] east to Japan.[2] It is also present in most of North America.[3]
The wingspan is 10–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August in western Europe.
The larvae feed on Pinophyta species,[4] but have also been recorded on Cladonia species, including Cladonia rangiferina.[5]
Common name[edit]
The species is sometimes referred to as spring oak leafroller, although the larvae do not feed on oak species. Furthermore, this common name is also applied to Chionodes formosella.
References[edit]
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-09-12.