Chrysoesthia sexguttella | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | C. sexguttella |
Binomial name | |
Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794) | |
Synonyms | |
|
Chrysoesthia sexguttella, common name the orache leafminer moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in all of Europe, east to southern Siberia, [1] as well as the north-eastern parts of North America, where it might be an introduced species.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The head is metallic brassy-grey. Forewings are dark purplish-grey, mixed with black, with some whitish scales ; a yellow subdorsal spot in the middle, and a smaller one in disc posteriorly; an ill-defined ochreous-white tornal spot, and another on costa at 3/4. Hindwings are grey. The larva is yellow-whitish; dorsal line brownish; lateral line of orange -reddish spots; head pale brown; plate of 2 blackish. [2]
Adults are on the wing from May to June, and again from August to September. There are two generations per year.
The larvae mine the leaves of Atriplex species (including Atriplex cakotheca , Atriplex hastata , Atriplex hortensis , Atriplex littoralis , Atriplex prostrata , Atriplex nitens , Atriplex patula and Atriplex sibirica ), Chenopodium species (including Chenopodium album , Chenopodium bonus-henricus , Chenopodium giganteum , Chenopodium glaucum , Chenopodium hybridum , Chenopodium murale , Chenopodium opulifolium , Chenopodium polyspermum , Chenopodium quinoa , Chenopodium urbicum and Chenopodium vulvaria ), Amaranthus blitum , Amaranthus caudatus , Bassia scoparia and Spinacia . They form a contorted gallery on the surface of the leaves.
Pnigalio gyamiensis is a larval-pupal ectoparasitoid of Chrysoesthia sexguttella. The female of P. gyamiensis lays a single egg on the skin of the host larva or nearby it, without any significant preference for a particular variant. The presence of long hairs on its body provides the newly hatched first larval instar with high mobility. [3]
The nutmeg, also known as the clover cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Chrysoesthia drurella is a moth from the family Gelechiidae. In is found in most of Europe, Russia and North America.
Chrysoesthia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Athrips mouffetella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains, Siberia and the Russian Far East. It has also been recorded from North America.
Eriocrania unimaculella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae found in Europe. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839. The larvae feed inside the leaves of birch, making a mine.
Teleiopsis diffinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, the Near East, central Asia and Siberia (Transbaikalia).
Coleophora versurella is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1849.
Ectoedemia intimella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae which is found in Europe. It flies in June and July and the larva mine the leaves of willows from July to November.
Stenolechia gemmella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe
Teleiodes vulgella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe, east to the southern Ural and the Volga region.
Caryocolum marmorea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean islands, and from Ireland to Poland, Hungary and Greece. It is also found on the Canary Islands and Madeira. It is also found in North America.
Pseudotelphusa paripunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe to Siberia and the Caucasus.
Carpatolechia notatella, the sallow-leaf groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe and Turkey.
Exoteleia dodecella, the pine bud moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed from western Europe to Siberia. It is an introduced species in North America.
Teleiodes luculella, the crescent groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Europe to the southern Ural and Transcaucasia. The habitat consists of woodlands, including oak woodlands.
Scrobipalpa atriplicella, the goosefoot groundling moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe throughout Asia to Kamchatka and Japan. It is an introduced species in North America.
Scrobipalpa nitentella, the common sea groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, North Africa (Tunisia), Turkey, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and Siberia (Transbaikalia).
Scrobipalpa obsoletella, the summer groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, from Iran to Asian Russia (Transbaikal) and Mongolia. It has also been recorded from New Zealand, South Africa and North America, where it is probably an introduced species. The habitat consists of coastal salt marshes and sandy beaches.
Scrobipalpa samadensis, the buck's-horn groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe and Russia.
Scrobipalpa instabilella, the saltern groundling, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by John William Douglas in 1846. It is found in on the Canary Islands, in Algeria, Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, Cyprus and Palestine. It is also present in the United States, where it has been recorded from California.