''Choreutis atrosignata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family Choreutidae. It was described by

Hugo Theodor Christoph Hugo Theodor Christoph (16 April 1831 – 5 November 1894) was a German and Russian entomologist. Born in Herrnhut in Saxony, Hugo Theodor Christoph moved to Russia in 1858. He became a member of the Russian Entomological Society in 1861. From 18 ...

in 1888. It is found in the

Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admin ...

(Ussuri), Japan and China.''Choreutis''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' The larvae feed on ''

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'' species and ''

Ulmus davidiana ''Ulmus davidiana'', also known as the David elm, or Father David elm, is a small deciduous tree widely distributed across China, Mongolia, Korea, Siberia, and Japan, where it is found in wetlands along streams at elevations of 2000–2300 m ...

''.

Subspecies

*''Choreutis atrosignata atrosignata'' *''Choreutis atrosignata sinica'' Diakonoff, 1984 (China)

References

Arctiidae genus list
at ''Butterflies and Moths of the World'' of the Natural History Museum, London Choreutis Moths described in 1888 {{Choreutidae-stub