Chrysoesthia atriplicella

Chrysoesthia atriplicella
Scientific classification
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.[1]

The larvae feed on Atriplex halimus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth corridor, continued into a transparent blotch. In the corridor, the frass is deposited in an interrupted line. In the blotch it is deposited in a broad strip. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2] Larvae can be found from April to May.

References

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

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.