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Chrysoclista splendida

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Chrysoclista splendida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Chrysoclista
Species:
C. splendida
Binomial name
Chrysoclista splendida
Karsholt, 1997[1]

Chrysoclista splendida is a species of moth of the family Agonoxenidae. It is found in Portugal, France, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia. There are also records from Sweden.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from the end of May to June.

The larvae feed on Salix species, including Salix alba, Salix purpurea and Salix fragilis.

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