Chrysoesthia gaditella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain[1] and Algeria.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoesthia |
| Species: | C. gaditella
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| Chrysoesthia gaditella (Staudinger, 1859)
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The larvae feed on Atriplex halimus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-26.