Chionodes violacea

Chionodes violacea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Scandinavia to Russia^[1] (Siberia, Uljanovsk, Kamchatka) and Mongolia.^[2]

Chionodes violacea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. violacea
Binomial name
Chionodes violacea (Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
Gelechia violacea Tengström, 1848 Chionodes violaceus

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.^[3]