Chionodes viduella
| Chionodes viduella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. viduella |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionodes viduella (Fabricius, 1794) | |
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Chionodes viduella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Bulgaria, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia.[1] It is also found in northern North America, from Alaska to Maine.[2]
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Rubus chamaemorus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Betula and Juniperus species.
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