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Chrysoesthia eppelsheimi

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Species of moth

Chrysoesthia eppelsheimi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chrysoesthia
Species: C. eppelsheimi
Binomial name
Chrysoesthia eppelsheimi
(Staudinger, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Nannodia eppelsheimi Staudinger, 1885
  • Chrysopora eppelsheimi
  • Microsetia eppelsheimi

Chrysoesthia eppelsheimi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany and Switzerland.

The wingspan is 6–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Silene flavescens, Silene nutans and Silene vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from June to September.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Additional data on the distribution and early stages of Chrysoesthia verrucosa (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
Taxon identifiers
Chrysoesthia eppelsheimi


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