Chrysoclista lathamella

Chrysoclista lathamella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Agonoxenidae (disputed)
Genus: Chrysoclista
Species: C. lathamella
Binomial name
Chrysoclista lathamella
(T. Fletcher, 1936)[1]
Synonyms
  • Glyphipteryx lathamella Fletcher, 1936
  • Tinea bimaculella Haworth, 1828 (junior primary homonym of Tinea bimaculella Thunberg, 1794)
  • Chrysoclista razowskii Riedl, 1965

Chrysoclista lathamella is a species of moth of the Agonoxenidae family. It is found in northern Europe (it is not present on the Iberian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and Italy).

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Salix species, probably including Salix alba, Salix fragilis and Salix caprea. They mine the bark of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
  3. ↑ UKmoths
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