Chionodes tragicella explained

Chionodes tragicella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610213530/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437340 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 . 2013-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228193916/http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330650&p=1 . 2014-02-28 . dead .
4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242422518_Chionodes_tragicella_a_new_species_for_the_Belgian_fauna_%28Lepidoptera_Gelechiidae%29 Chionodes tragicella, a new species for the Belgian fauna (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)