Chrysoesthia atriplicella

Chrysoesthia atriplicella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern France and on Sardinia.[1]

Chrysoesthia atriplicella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chrysoesthia
Species:
C. atriplicella
Binomial name
Chrysoesthia atriplicella
(Amsel, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Chrysophora atriplicella Amsel, 1939
  • Microsetia atriplicella

The larvae feed on Atriplex halimus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2] Larvae can be found from April to May.

References
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  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.


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