Chionodes luctuella

Chionodes luctuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. luctuella
Binomial name
Chionodes luctuella
(Hübner, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena luctuella Hübner, 1793

Chionodes luctuella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine and Russia.[1]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Picea abies.

References

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