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Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775) [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae] Tinea drurella Fabricius, 1775. Syst. ent.: 666. Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775).

Leaf-mine: The larvae feed by mining the leaves forming a contorted gallery (UKMoths). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers, UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The red and white larva is illustrated in British leafminers, UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Pupa: On the ground in detritus (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Chenopodiaceae       Atriplex     British leafminers Atriplex     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Atriplex     UKMoths Chenopodium     British leafminers Chenopodium     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Chenopodium     UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Amaranthaceae       Amaranthus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Chenopodiaceae       Atriplex   Nederlandse bladmineerders Chenopodium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July - August, September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: May and June, and again in August and September (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Frequenting open ground and wasteland, and distributed widely throughout England (UKMoths) including Berks, Hunts, North Hants and Oxford (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Also recorded in the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Rare in Scotland and not known in Ireland or Wales (UKMoths). See also British leafminers distribution map. Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madeira, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, Northwest, South, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 21-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin