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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella(Thunberg, 1794)
  1. Gelechiidae
  2. Apatetrinae
  3. Apatetrini
  4. Chrysoesthia
  5.  sexguttella
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8-10 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschSechsfleck-Palpenmotte
    EnglishSix-spot Crest
    EnglishSix-spot Neb
    English (US)Orache Leafminer
    NederlandsZesvlekmot
    NederlandsZesvleksmot
    SlovenčinaPsota šesťškvrnná
    SvenskaSexfläckmållmal
    日本語ムツモンアカザキバガ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaranthaceaeAmaranthus blitumPurple amaranth
    AmaranthaceaeAmaranthus caudatusLove-lies-bleeding
    AmaranthaceaeAtriplex calotheca
    AmaranthaceaeAtriplex hortensisGarden orache
    AmaranthaceaeAtriplex sagittata
    AmaranthaceaeAtriplex sibirica
    AmaranthaceaeAtriplex tatarica
    AmaranthaceaeBassia scopariaBurningbush
    AmaranthaceaeBlitum bonus-henricusGood-King-Henry
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodiastrum hybridum
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodiastrum muraleNettle-leaved goosefoot
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium albumFat Hen
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium giganteumTree spinach
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium quinoaQuinoa
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium vulvariaStinking goosefoot
    AmaranthaceaeHalimione portulacoidesSea purslane
    AmaranthaceaeLipandra polysperma
    AmaranthaceaeOxybasis urbica
    AmaranthaceaeSpinaciaSpinach
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex littoralisGrassleaf orache
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex patulaSpear saltbush
    ChenopodiaceaeAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved Orache
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    The leaf and stem mines of BritainBrian Pitkin
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Hasbury

Adult.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Adult.

Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Łuków

Adult.

Adam LaryszPoland, Mysłowice

Adult.

Rafał CeladynPoland, Kraków

Copulating pair.

Ian KimberFrance, Carnac

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Adam LaryszPoland, Mysłowice

Larva.

Adam LaryszPoland, Mysłowice

Mines.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Mines.

Janet GrahamUnited Kingdom, Gronant

Mines.

Adam LaryszPoland, Mysłowice

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Adam LaryszPoland, Mysłowice
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