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.
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Chrysoclista |
Species: | C. linneella
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Chrysoclista linneella | |
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Description
editThe wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.4–0.5 in). Adults are on wing from May to September.[2]
Distribution
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chrysoclista linneella (Clerck, 1759)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "39.005 BF903 Chrysoclista linneella (Clerck, 1759)". UKmoths. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ 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.