Chrysoesthia boseae (Walsingham, 1908)
Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae
mine
Mines starts as a strongly contorted, almost completely frass-filled corridor, that soon widens to a large full depth blotch with clear primary feeding lines.
hostplants
Amaranthaceae, monophagous
Bosea yervamora.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Canary Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
synonyms
Microsetia boseae.
notes
The species’ name is spelled as bosae in the Fauna Europaea.
references
Hering (1927a, 1957a, 1960a), Klimesch (1984a).
16/03/2009