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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Apatetrinae » Apatetrini » Chrysoesthia » Goosefoot Leafminer Moth - Hodges#1717 (Chrysoesthia drurella)

Species Chrysoesthia drurella - Goosefoot Leafminer Moth - Hodges#1717

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Apatetrinae
Tribe Apatetrini
Genus Chrysoesthia
Species drurella (Goosefoot Leafminer Moth - Hodges#1717)
Hodges Number
1717
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chrysoesthia drurella
Identification
Small, bright colored
Food
The larvae feed by mining the leaves of goosefoot (Chenopodium) and Atriplex, forming a contorted gallery.
Life Cycle
In England there are two generations, one in April and May the other in August and September. Overwinters in a cocoon.
Remarks
Probably introduced from Europe
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
UK moths
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 20 January, 2008 - 5:11pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Steve Morris
Last updated 30 January, 2023 - 9:46am

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