Chrysoclista cambiella

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Chrysoclista cambiella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Chrysoclista
Species:
C. cambiella
Binomial name
Chrysoclista cambiella
(Busck, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Psacaphora cambiellaBusck, 1915

Chrysoclista cambiella is a species of moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It is found in the United States (Oregon, Idaho and Montana) and Canada (British Columbia and Alberta).

The wingspan is about 12 mm for males and 13 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Salix species. They bore in the cambium of their host plant. [1]

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