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Chrysoclista linneella

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Chrysoclista linneella
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Chrysoclista
Species:
C. linneella
Binomial name
Chrysoclista linneella
(Clerck, 1759) [1]
Synonyms
List
    • Glyphipteryx linneella (Clerck, 1759)
    • Phalaena linneella Clerck, 1759
    • Elachista gemmatella Costa, 1836
    • Elachista linnaeella Zeller, 1839
    • Oecophora obscurilinneella Bruand, 1859
    • Chrysoclista schaefferella Duponchel, 1828

Chrysoclista linneella, (common names include Linnaeus's spangle-wing, linden bark borer and cosmet) is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae found in Europe and North America.

Description

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The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.4–0.5 in). Adults are on wing from May to September.[2]

Distribution

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It is found in most of Europe..[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Chrysoclista linneella (Clerck, 1759)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "39.005 BF903 Chrysoclista linneella (Clerck, 1759)". UKmoths. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ Majka, Christopher (2005). "The linden bark borer (Lepidoptera: Agonoxenidae) infesting European linden in Nova Scotia" (PDF). Can. Entomol. 137 (5): 620–1. doi:10.4039/n05-019. S2CID 85375810. Retrieved 21 April 2020.