Larval Mine

Forewing Length: 4mm;
Wingspan: 8-10mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June September - October (Earliest: 9.9)	May - June July	May - July July - September (Earliest: 20.8)

Biotopes:	Meadows	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva) (Leaf Miner)	Chenopodium album
Food: (Adult)	Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Parasitoids:	Agrypon flexorium Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Gelechiid Recording Scheme (UK): Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Nature Spot: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Lepiforum: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
British Leafminers: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
UK Fly Mines: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Chrysoesthia sexguttella

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