Chrysoclista linneella — Linnaeus's spangle-wing

(Clerck, 1759)

Hodges# 1463

Etymology

Chrysoclista: Combination of the Greek chrysos, meaning “gold,” with the Greek listo, meaning “border.”

linneella: Named for Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), known as the Father of Taxonomy. Linnaeus was a Swedish born physician, botanist, zoologist, and author of “System of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera and species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places,” a book which pioneered the Linnaean taxonomy based on binomial nomenclature. The suffix ella means “small.”

Pronunciation

dep-res-ahr-ee-uh dep-res-ah-nah

Other Common Names

Linnaeus's cosmet and linden bark-borer moth

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the confirmed sightings of Linnaeus's spangle-wing in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

Documented North American Sightings as of 3/27/2020

GAIN LP Sightings

Date	County	Observer	Notes	Image1	Image2
2023-08-25	Porter	Jaskula, Jeanette
2018-06-04	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2023-08-25 County: Porter Observer: Jaskula, Jeanette Notes:
Date: 2018-06-04 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult

Linnaeus's spangle-wing Sightings by Month

Notes

This species was first recoreded in New York City in 1928 and is thought to have been accidentally introduced via shipments of European linden (Tilia europaea) trees by the nursery trade.

Conservation Status

• Global status: GNR (not yet ranked)
• National status: NNR (not yet ranked)
• Indiana status: SNR (not yet ranked)

Floral Associates

Linnaeus's spangle-wing larvae are borers of European linden trees (Tilia europaea). Currenlty, they have not been documented on .

Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Order: Malvales
Tiliaceae	Tilia europea	European linden