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Chrysoesthia atriplicella

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Species of moth

Chrysoesthia atriplicella
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

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

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
Taxon identifiers
Chrysoesthia atriplicella


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