Chionodes fumatella, the downland groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe (except Portugal and Croatia).[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus, Mongolia and from Siberia to the Russian Far East.[2]

Chionodes fumatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Chionodes
Species:	C. fumatella
Binomial name
Chionodes fumatella (Douglas, 1850)
Synonyms
Gelechia fumatella Douglas, 1850 Chionodes carpella Piskunov, 1971 Gelechia opletella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 Gelechia celerella Stainton, 1851 Gelechia nigricans Heinemann, 1870 Gelechia reuttiella Heinemann, 1870 Gelechia syrticola Staudinger, 1871 Gelechia nigricans var. brunnea Teich, 1901

The wingspan is 12–19 mm.[3] The forewings are smoky-grey brown with three black spots. The hindwings are griseous (mottled grey).[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.[5] The larvae have been reared on Lotus corniculatus.

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