Chionodes tundra

Chionodes tundra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chionodes
Species: C. tundra
Binomial name
Chionodes tundra
Bidzilya, 2012

Chionodes tundra is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in the Russian Far East, where it has been recorded from north-eastern Yakutia and Wrangel Island.[2]

The wingspan is 19.2-19.9 mm. The forewings are light brown, mottled with black-tipped scales and with two brown spots in the middle of the cell and a short brown spot in the fold. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the distribution in the tundra area of the eastern Palearctic ecozone.[3]

References


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