Chionodes violacea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Scandinavia to Russia[1] (Siberia, Uljanovsk, Kamchatka) and Mongolia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chionodes |
| Species: | C. violacea
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| Chionodes violacea (Tengström, 1848)
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The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.[3]
References
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- ^ 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
- ^ Swedish Moths