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Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Orange-spotted Miner (Thunberg, 1794)
Gelechiidae: Apatetrinae
747 / 35.036
Photo © Rob Lee,  Blakeney Point 28/07/2012

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 8-10 mm.
Flight: Two Generations. May - June. Aug.
Foodplant:   Orache, Goosefoot
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Local.
Waste ground and arable land in sheltered situations where the foodplants occur.

Leaf-mine: July, August - September.
A large, whitish blotch.

Recorded in 25 (34%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
21/09/2023228TF61Blackborough End
17/09/2023+27TG04Kelling
30/08/2023128TF63Hunstanton
01/08/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
23/07/2023228TL79Mundford
06/07/2023128TF94Stiffkey
01/07/2023+28TL78Weeting Heath
23/06/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
17/10/2022+28TF63Hunstanton
16/10/2022428TF52Ongar Hill
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