Chrysoclista lathamella

Chrysoclista lathamella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Chrysoclista
Species:	C. lathamella
Binomial name
	Chrysoclista lathamella; (T. B. Fletcher, 1936)
Synonyms
	List Glyphipteryx lathamella T. B. Fletcher, 1936; Tinea bimaculella Haworth, 1828 (junior primary homonym of Tinea bimaculella Thunberg, 1794); Chrysoclista razowskii Riedl, 1965; ;

Chrysoclista lathamella is a species of moth of the family Agonoxenidae described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1936. It is found in northern Europe (it is not present on the Iberian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and Italy).

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on willow (Salix species), probably including white willow (S. alba), crack willow (S. fragilis) and pussy willow (S. caprea). They mine the bark of their host plant.^[3]

References

^ "Chrysoclista lathamella (T. Fletcher, 1936)". Faunae Europaea. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
^ "Chrysoclista lathamella (T.B. Fletcher, 1936)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
^ Kimber, Ian. "39.006 BF902 Chrysoclista lathamella Fletcher, 1936". UKmoths. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

External links

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[1] "Chrysoclista lathamella (T. Fletcher, 1936)". Faunae Europaea. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

[2] "Chrysoclista lathamella (T.B. Fletcher, 1936)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

[3] Kimber, Ian. "39.006 BF902 Chrysoclista lathamella Fletcher, 1936". UKmoths. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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