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Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794) [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae] Tinea sexguttella Thunberg, 1794. D.D. Dissertatio ent. systens ent. Insecta suecica 7: 88, fig. 6 Lita naeviferella Duponchel, 1843. Hist. nat. Suppl. 4: 455, t. 85 fig. 4. Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794).

Leaf-mine: Whitish blotches in the leaves (UKMoths). The mine is illustrated in UKMoths, British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva has a pale head and blackish brown prothoracic plate (British leafminers). The larva is illustrated in UKMoths, British leafminers 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: A bivoltine species, with adults on the wing in May and June, then again in August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Widely distributed throughout the British Isles common in some places. (UKMoths) including Berks, East Ross, Forfar, Kincardine, North Aberdeen, North Hants, South Aberdeen, South-east York, West Cornwall and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, HBRG, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SNH). See also British leafminers distribution map. Its favoured habitat is waste ground and similar areas where the foodplants are found, tending to inhabit more sheltered locations (UKMoths). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia Central, East, North, Northwest and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 21-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin