Chrysoclista cambiella is a species of moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It is found in the United States (Oregon, Idaho and Montana) and Canada (British Columbia and Alberta).
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Chrysoclista |
Species: | C. cambiella
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Binomial name | |
Chrysoclista cambiella (Busck, 1915)
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The wingspan is about 12 mm for males and 13 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Salix species. They bore in the cambium of their host plant.[1]
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