''Chionodes tragicella'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It is found in the
Netherlands,
Belgium,
France,
Germany,
Denmark,
Switzerland
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,
Austria,
Slovenia,
Italy,
Hungary,
Slovakia, the
Czech Republic,
Poland,
Sweden
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,
Finland and
Russia. Outside of Europe, it has been reported from
Transbaikal and
Tuva.
The
wingspan is 17–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on ''
Larix decidua''. Larvae can be found from August to May of the following year.
Chionodes tragicella, a new species for the Belgian fauna (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
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References
Moths described in 1865
Taxa named by Carl von Heyden
Chionodes
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
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