Chionodes violacea explained

Chionodes violacea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Scandinavia to Russia^[1] (Siberia, Uljanovsk, Kamchatka) and Mongolia.^[2]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203063416/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437344 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. http://www.lepidoptera.se/arter/sandst%C3%A4vmal.aspx Swedish Moths