![]() Lep:Gelechiidae
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Scrobipalpa nitentella (Fuchs, 1902)
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Food Plant: Chenopodium spp. (Goosefoot), Sueda maritima (Annual sea-blite), Atriplex portulacoides (Sea purslane), Atriplex littoralis (Grass-leaved orache), Atriplex hastata (Hastate orache), Salicornia europaea (Common glasswort) Mine: September - October Pupa: Makes a cocoon of sand grains and detritus Notes: The first instar larva tends to make a U-shaped mine, whereas later larvae make irregular mines. Final instar larvae spin the leaves together and feed in a silken tube amongst the seeds National Status: Nationally Scarce B Bradley No: 815 Gelechiid Recording Scheme: https://www.gelechiid.co.uk/species/ant-8 Data: 26.ix.2004, Hayling Island, Hants, VC12 Image:© Rob Edmunds |
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