Chrysoesthia verrucosa

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Chrysoesthia verrucosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Chrysoesthia
Species:
C. verrucosa
Binomial name
Chrysoesthia verrucosa
Tokár, 1999

Chrysoesthia verrucosa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and northern Italy. [1] There are also records from Germany and it is possibly also present in Poland.

The wingspan is 8-9.5 mm. [2]

The larvae feed on Chenopodium species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a pear-shaped, full-depth, transparent blotch with a central line of black frass. [3] Larvae can be found in early August.

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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.


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