Chrysoesthia verrucosa
| Chrysoesthia verrucosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoesthia |
| Species: | C. verrucosa
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| Binomial name | |
| 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.[3] Larvae can be found in early August.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "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.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.