Chrysoesthia gaditella

Chrysoesthia gaditella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain[1] and Algeria.

Chrysoesthia gaditella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chrysoesthia
Species:
C. gaditella
Binomial name
Chrysoesthia gaditella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia gaditella Staudinger, 1859
  • Anaphaula gaditella

The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Atriplex halimus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

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


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