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Chionodes viduella

Synonyms: Gelechia labradoriella; Gelechia luctiferella; Tinaea viduella; Tinea leucomella; Tinea viduella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Chionodes viduella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Bulgaria, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia. It is also found in northern North America, from Alaska to Maine. The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on Rubus chamaemorus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Betula and Juniperus species.
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Prey / Diet

Betula intermedia (dwarf birch)[1]
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Rubus chamaemorus (cloudberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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