Chrysoesthia drurella

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Chrysoesthia drurella
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C. drurella
Binomial name
Chrysoesthia drurella
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea drurella Fabricius, 1775
  • Pyralis myllerella Fabricius, 1794
  • Tinea myllerella
  • Tinea zinckeella Hübner, 1810-13
  • Cosmopteryx hierochloae Stainton, 1870
  • Cosmopteryx orichalciella Morris, 1870
  • Tinea hermannella Fabricius, 1781

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Chrysoesthia drurella is a moth from the Gelechiidae family. In is found in most of Europe, Russia and North America.[2]

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Young larva (3a), adult larva (3a*)

The wingspan is 7-9 mm.

The host plants are Chenopodium and Atriplex species. Chrysoesthia drurella can mainly be found in agricultural areas. The moth has two generations in one year. The first in May and June and the second in August and September.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview


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