Chrysoclista linneella
species of insect
Chrysoclista linneella, (common names include Linnaeus's spangle-wing, linden bark borer and cosmet) is a moth of the family Agonoxenidae found in Europe and North America.
Description
The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.4–0.5 in). The head is dark brown. The antennae shiny dark grey-brown, with about 10 white segments at the tip. The thorax and tegulae shiny grey-brown. The forewings are light orange and broadly blackish-brown outlined. The border is narrowest on the costal area. The wing pattern consists of three round, warty, silvery shiny spots. The first spot has a tuft of protruding, black-brown scales and is located at 1/3 of the inner edge of the forewing. The second is located just before half of the length of the costa, the third at 2/3 of the length of the inner edge of the wing.
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