Chrysoesthia drurella

Chrysoesthia drurella
Chrysoesthia drurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chrysoesthia
Species: C. drurella
Binomial name
Chrysoesthia drurella
Fabricius, 1775

Chrysoesthia drurella is a lepidoptera from the Gelechiidae family.

Mined leaves of Chenopodium (3b, 3b*)
Young larva (3a), adult larva (3a*)

The wingspan of the moth ranges from 7 to 9 millimeter.

The host plants are Chenopodium and Atriplex. Chrysoesthia drurella can mainly be found in agricultural areas. The moth has two generations in one year. The first in May and June and the second in August and September.