Biology:Chrysoesthia verrucosa
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | C. verrucosa
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| Chrysoesthia verrucosa Tokár, 1999
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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 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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- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ "Additional data on the distribution and early stages of Chrysoesthia verrucosa (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Phegea/2006/Phegea34-1_13-16.pdf.
- ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/chrysoesthia/verrucosa/verrucosa.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q13466918 entry
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