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35.036 Chrysoesthia
sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794)
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Food Plant: Chenopodium (Goosefoot), Atriplex (Orache). Mine: July, August - September Pupa: On the ground in detritus Notes: A large, whitish blotch sometimes occupying most or all of the leaf. The frass is mostly ejected from the mine. The larva has a pale head and blackish brown prothoracic plate (as shown). Data: 23.vii.2017, Rhymney, Glamorgan, VC41 Image:© George Tordoff |
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