Chrysoesthia drurella facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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)
Synonyms
Tinea drurella Fabricius, 1775 Pyralis myllerella Fabricius, 1794 Tinea myllerella Tinea zinckeella Hübner, 1810-13 Cosmopteryx hierochloae Stainton, 1870 Cosmopteryx orichalciella Morris, 1870 Tinea hermannella Fabricius, 1781

Chrysoesthia drurella is a tiny moth that belongs to a group called the Gelechiidae family. You can find this small moth in many places. It lives across most of Europe, in Russia, and also in North America.

Meet the Chrysoesthia Drurella Moth

Mined leaves of Chenopodium

A leaf that has been mined by a Chrysoesthia drurella larva.

Young and adult larvae of the Chrysoesthia drurella moth.

What Does It Look Like?

The Chrysoesthia drurella moth is quite small. Its wingspan is usually between 7 and 9 millimeters. That's about the length of a pencil eraser! Like all moths, it has two pairs of wings.

Where Does This Moth Live?

This moth prefers to live in places where its favorite plants grow. You can mostly find Chrysoesthia drurella in agricultural areas. These are places like farms or fields where crops are grown.

What Does It Eat?

The larvae, or caterpillars, of the Chrysoesthia drurella moth have specific plants they like to eat. These are called their host plants. They mainly feed on plants from the Chenopodium and Atriplex groups. The larvae are leaf miners. This means they tunnel and eat inside the leaves of these plants.

Life Cycle of the Moth

The Chrysoesthia drurella moth has two main generations in one year. This means they complete their life cycle twice. The first group of adult moths appears in May and June. The second group emerges later in the year, usually in August and September.