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Scrobipalpa instabilella (Douglas, 1846) [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae] Anacampsis instabilella Douglas, 1846. Zoologist 12: 70, fig. 10. Scrobipalpa stabilis Povolný, 1977. Acta. ent. bohem. 74: 192, fig'd. Scrobipalpa instabilella (Douglas, 1846).

Leaf-mine: The mine on Sea purslane can look inflated and the frass is emptied by a round hole in the leaf. The food plant leaves can be spun together (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in UKMoths. Pupa: In a mud-covered cocoon on the ground (British leafminers). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Aster tripolium Sea Aster British leafminers Chenopodiaceae     Atriplex littoralis Grass-leaved Orache British leafminers Atriplex portulacoides Sea-purslane British leafminers Atriplex portulacoides Sea-purslane Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Atriplex portulacoides Sea-purslane UKMoths Salicornia europaea Common Glasswort British leafminers Plantaginaceae       Plantago coronopus Buck's-horn Plantain British leafminers Hosts elsewhere: Chenopodiaceae       Atriplex portulacoides Sea-purslane Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: March - May (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Found around the coasts of England (British leafminers), including East Cornwall, East Kent, East Suffolk, East Sussex, North Essex, South Essex, South Hants, West Cornwall, West Kent, West Norfolk, Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE) and the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). On salt marshes, mudflat and the banks of estuarine rivers (British leafminers). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including ? Austria, Belgium, Canary Is., Cyprus, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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