Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chionodes | |
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Chionodes tragicella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, 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.
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