Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sophronia | |
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Similar Sophronia semicostella, Syncopacma cinctella, Syncopacma, Monochroa, Helcystogramma | ||
Sophronia chilonella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Treitschke in 1833. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Sweden, the Baltic region, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Greece.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm.
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris.
References
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