Chionodes ignorantella
Chionodes ignorantella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.[1]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. ignorantella |
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| Chionodes ignorantella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) | |
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The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on mosses. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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