Chrysoesthia boseae
| Chrysoesthia boseae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoesthia |
| Species: | C. boseae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoesthia boseae (Walsingham, 1908)[1] | |
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Chrysoesthia boseae is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are black with a bright golden fascia. The hindwings are grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Bosea yervamora. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a strongly contorted corridor which is almost completely filled with frass. Later, the mine widens into a full-depth blotch.[3]
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