Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chionodes | |
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Similar Syncopacma cinctella, Prolita sexpunctella, Mirificarma mulinella, Chionodes, Athrips rancidella | ||
Chionodes fumatella, the downland groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Portugal and Croatia). Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus, Mongolia and from Siberia to the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 12–19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August. The forewings are smoky-grey brown with three black spots. The hindwings are griseous (mottled grey).
The larvae have been reared on Lotus corniculatus.
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