Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 14, 2026

Chionodes electella

Chionodes electella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe. In the east, the range extends to the southern Ural.

Last revised
Jun 14, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
121 w
Citations
3
Source
Chionodes electella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species:
C. electella
Binomial name
Chionodes electella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia electella Zeller, 1839

Chionodes electella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain and the Balkan Peninsula).1 In the east, the range extends to the southern Ural.2

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.3

References

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-09-16.