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Chionodes tragicella
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C. tragicella
Binomial name
Chionodes tragicella
(Heyden, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora tragicella Heyden, 1865
  • Gelechia libidinosa Staudinger, 1871

Chionodes tragicella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Finland and Russia.[1] Outside of Europe, it has been reported from Transbaikal and Tuva.[2]

The wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.[3]

The larvae feed on Larix decidua. Larvae can be found from August to May of the following year.[4]

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. ^ Chionodes tragicella, a new species for the Belgian fauna (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)