Sophronia gelidella

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Sophronia gelidella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sophronia
Species:
S. gelidella
Binomial name
Sophronia gelidella
Nordmann, 1941

Sophronia gelidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Nordmann in 1941. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Russia. [1] [2] It has also been recorded from North America (Yukon).

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala .

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