Chrysoesthia atriplicella (Amsel, 1939)
Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae
mine
Full depth, somewhat undulating corridor, continued in a transparant blotch. Frass in the corridor in an interrupted line, in the blotch in a broad strip. Pupation external.
hostplants
Amaranthaceae, narrowly monophagous
Atriplex halimus.
phenology
Larvae in April – May.
distribution within Europe
Southern France, Sardinia.
synonyms
Microsetia atriplicella.
references
Hering (1957a).
20.viii.2009