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Chionodes ignorantella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chionodes

Chionodes ignorantella

Similar
  
Chionodes, Caryocolum, Gelechia, Gelechiidae

Chionodes ignorantella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on mosses. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

Chionodes ignorantella Wikipedia