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