Chionodes fumatella explained

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] [4] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[5] The larvae have been reared on Lotus corniculatus.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151041/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437363 Fauna Europaea
  2. 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. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2013-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701153929/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330640&p=1 . 2014-07-01 . dead .
  4. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Chionodes_Fumatella lepiforum.de
  5. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=790 UK Moths

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