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Chionodes fumatella

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Wikipedia Abstract

Chionodes fumatella, the downland groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Portugal and Croatia). Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus, Mongolia and from Siberia to the Russian Far East. The wingspan is 12–19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August. The forewings are smoky-grey brown with three black spots. The hindwings are griseous (mottled grey). The larvae have been reared on Lotus corniculatus.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Dungeness 7966 England, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Glannau Môn: Cors heli / Anglesey Coast: Saltmarsh 2614 Wales, United Kingdom  
Sefton Coast 11278 England, United Kingdom
Winterton – Horsey Dunes 1053 England, United Kingdom  

Prey / Diet

Lotus corniculatus (birdfoot deervetch)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0