Chrysaster ostensackenella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario, Québec and Nova Scotia in Canada, and the United States (Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Vermont, Arizona, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Connecticut).[3][4] It has also been recorded in 2015 from China[5] and in 2017 from Korea,[6] and in 2022 from Central Italy.[7]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Chrysaster |
| Species: | C. ostensackenella
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The wingspan is about 5 mm.[8][9]
The larvae feed on Robinia species, including Robinia hispida, Robinia neomexicana, Robinia pseudacacia and Robinia viscosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Fitch, Asa (1859). "Fifth report on the noxious and other insects of the State of New York". Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society. 18: 781–855.
- ^ Kumata, Tosio (1961). "Descriptions of a new genus and a new species of Gracillariidae from Japan (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 24 (1): 52–56.
- ^ Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859). Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.
- ^ Liu, Teng-Teng; Cai, Yan-Peng; Wang, Chuan-Zhen; Li, Hou-Hun (2015). "Biology of Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch), a new invasive pest of black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. plantations, and a new record of a related species, in China". Chinese Journal of Applied Entomology. 52 (4): 942–950. doi:10.7679/j.issn.2095-1353.2015.113.
- ^ Koo, Jun-Mo; Kim, Seulki; Cho, Soowon (2019). "Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) New to Korea". Korean Journal of Applied Entomology. 58 (3): 225–228. doi:10.5656/KSAE.2019.08.0.024.
- ^ Huemer, Peter; Mayr, Toni (2022). "Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859), a potentially invasive species newly recorded from Europe (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". Check List. 18 (6): 1237–1242. doi:10.15560/18.6.1237. S2CID 253546348.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ microleps.org
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