| Chrysoesthia stipelloides | |
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| Chrysoesthia sexguttella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoesthia |
| Species: | C. stipelloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoesthia stipelloides (Janse, 1950) | |
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Chrysoesthia stipelloides is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) and Madagascar.
This species has a wingspan of 10-11mm and was formerly confused by Edward Meyrick with Chrysoesthia stipella (now considered as a junior-synonyme of Chrysoesthia sexguttella) from which it differs by genitalia and that has less developed yellow maculae.
Biology
The larvae were reared in Madagascar by R.Paulian on Achyranthes aspera.
References
- funet
- Afro Moths
- Janse A. J. T. 1950. The Moths of South Africa. V. Gelechiadae. - — 5(2): p.120-121; pl. 55/LV, fig. 3; pl. 56/LVI, figs. 4, 5; pl. 54/LIV, figs. 16–19; pl. 51/LI, fig. 11; pl. 58/LVIII, fig. 1
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Chrysoesthia stipelloides | |
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