Chionodes lugubrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. The geographical distribution of this species extends throughout Europe (species not found in Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, Slovakia and Ukraine),Fauna Europaea into the Caucasus, Siberia and the Russian Far East. 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 It is also found in North America.mothphotographersgroup
The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults moths in Sweden are in flight from June to August.Swedish Moths
The larvae feed on Dorycnium pentaphyllum, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca and Lotus species.
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Lepiforum.de