Chionodes viduella

Chionodes viduella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. viduella
Binomial name
	Chionodes viduella; (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
	Tinea viduella Fabricius, 1794; Tinea leucomella Quensel, 1802; Gelechia luctiferella Herrich-Schäffer, 1856; Gelechia labradoriella Clemens, 1863;

Chionodes viduella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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]

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The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.^[3]

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