Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chionodes | |
Chionodes tundra is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East, where it has been recorded from north-eastern Yakutia and Wrangel Island.
The wingspan is 19.2-19.9 mm. The forewings are light brown, mottled with black-tipped scales and with two brown spots in the middle of the cell and a short brown spot in the fold. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species name refers to the distribution in the tundra area of the eastern Palearctic ecozone.
References
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