Chionodes electella

Chionodes electella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. electella
Binomial name
	Chionodes electella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia electella Zeller, 1839;

Chionodes electella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain and the Balkan Peninsula).[1] In the east, the range extends to the southern Ural.[2]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.[3]

The larvae feed on Picea abies. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They live in a silken tube covered with fragments of bark and lichen. The tube is made on a second-year twig. From within this tube, the basal half of several leaves is mined. Pupation takes place outside of the mine under the ground.[4] Larvae can be found from May to June. They are reddish brown to chocolate brown.

References

Fauna Europaea
Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
"microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
"bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

[3] "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2013-09-16.