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GELECHIIDAE | Gelechiinae | Gelechiini
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35.096 Chionodes fumatella (Smoky Groundling)
ws: 13-16mm; Jun-Aug; moss; widespread in England and Wales and East coast of Scotland
Chionodes fumatella §1 female
ID: from male genitalia - abdominal S8 divided into separate dorsal and ventral plates; valvae symmetrical; gnathos simple; valvae tubular, tapering, without bristles; uncus not 4-lobed; base of valvae not swollen > Chionodes. Uncus with an apical 'tooth' > C.fumatella
C.distinctella usually has a generally brownish-fuscous colour compared with the blackish-fuscous colour of C.fumatella; however, both British species show much variation and genital determination is required.
C.distinctella usually has a generally brownish-fuscous colour compared with the blackish-fuscous colour of C.fumatella; however, both British species show much variation and genital determination is required.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 08/08/2010; female; fw 6.2mm
§2 Foulness, Essex, 27/07/2008; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 12/07/2014; male; fw 7.0mm
§4 Winterton, Norfolk; 06/08/2015; male; fw 6.4mm; to light
§5 Boreham, Essex; 19/07/2022; male; fw 7.6mm (specimen provided by Graham Ekins)
§6 Foulness, Essex; 06/08/2022; male; fw 6.5mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2023; female; fw 6.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex, 27/07/2008; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 12/07/2014; male; fw 7.0mm
§4 Winterton, Norfolk; 06/08/2015; male; fw 6.4mm; to light
§5 Boreham, Essex; 19/07/2022; male; fw 7.6mm (specimen provided by Graham Ekins)
§6 Foulness, Essex; 06/08/2022; male; fw 6.5mm
§7 Foulness, Essex; 18/08/2023; female; fw 6.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published November 2011 (§1&2) | §3 added 28/12/2014 | §4 added 13/01/2016 | §5 added 10/08/2022 | §6 added 23/12/2022 |
§7 added 23/12/2023
§7 added 23/12/2023
