Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794)

six-spot crest

Chenopodium album, Nieuwendam, 22.viii.2001; vacated mines

Halimione sp., Belgium, prov. West Flanders, Knokke, © Chris Snyers, 10.xi.2012: in these fleshy leaves the appearance of the mine is quite different

Halimione portulacoides, Belgium, prov. West Flanders, het Zwin, 1.xi.2017 © Stéphane Claerebout

mine lighted from behind

larva

Chenopodium album, Nieuwendam, 28.vii.2003. The mine at left still shows something of the initial zigzag corridor. The larva at left has died before it was able to make a blotch; it looks like to corridor it made became so quickly filled with callus that it perished because of space to move.

mine

Oviposition at the underside of the leaf. The mine begins as a short zigzagging corridor, that very soon becomes overrun by a large, perfectly transparent blotch. Frass in a big black central lump. In fresh mines something like primary feeding lines is recognisable, normally seen only in Diptera mines. Pupation external, exit a rather untidy hole.

host plants

Amaranthaceae, oligophagous

Amaranthus blitum, caudatus; Atriplex calotheca, hortensis, littoralis, patula, prostrata, sagittata, sibirica, tatarica; Bassia scoparia; Chenopodiastrum hybridum, murale; Chenopodium album, bonus-henricus, giganteum, glaucum, opulifolium, quinoa, urbicum, vulvaria; Halimione portulacoides; Lipandra polysperma; Spinacia.

phenology

Larvae in June and in September – October (Bland ao, 2002a).

BENELUX

BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).

NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009)

LUX recorded (Ellis: Kautenbach)

distribution within Europe

All Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

larva

pupa

Described by Patočka (1997a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).

synonyms

Microsetia sexguttella; Chrysopora naeviferella (Duponchel, 1843), C. stipella auct.

references

Ahr (1966a), Beiger (1955a, 1970a, 1979a), Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Borkowski (1973a), Buhr (1935a,b, 1964a), Corley (2005a), Csóka (2003a), Drăghia (1967a, 1968a, 1970a, 1971a, 1972a, 1974a), Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Fazekas & Schreurs (2010a), van Frankenhuyzen Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Hartig (1939a), Hering (1924a, 1932g, 1957a), ten Holt & Kuchlein (2006a), Huber (1969a), Huertas Dionisio (2002a, 2007a), Huisman, Koster, Muus & van Nieukerken (2013a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2003a), Kaitila (1996a), Klimesch (1950c, 1958a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Kvičala (1938a), Lhomme (1934c), Maček (1999a), Michalska (1970a, 1976a), Nowakowski (1954a), Parenti & Varalda (2000a), Patočka (1997a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Popescu-Gorj & Drăghia (1966a), De Prins & Steeman (2013a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Skala (1950a), Sønderup (1949a), Stammer (2016a), Starý (1930a), Stolnicu (2007a, 2008a), Szőcs (1977a, 1978a, 1981a), Ureche (2010a), Utech (1962a), Zoerner (1969a, 1970a, 1975a).