Photo © Eamonn O'Donnell
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Checklist Number35.036 [B&F: 0747]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Apatetrinae |
| Genus: | Chrysoesthia |
| Species: | sexguttella |
| Authority: | (Thunberg, 1794) |
Local on waste ground, farmland and other open areas throughout much of the British Isles, but absent from the Northern Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight still reasonably common along the coast in the south-east of the county and on the Island, but remains very scarce in north Hampshire. Wingspan 8-10 mm. The fuscous imago has pale yellow spots, but is seldom encountered, and the species is more likely to be recorded in the larval stage, when larvae may be obtained by sweeping the foodplant. Larva mines leaves of Goosefoot and Orache.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1900 | - | Victoria County Hist of Hants & IW 1900 | Adult |
| Yarmouth (SZ38) | 1926 | - | W Fassnidge | Adult |
| Undercliff, St. Lawrence (SZ57) | 20/09/1977 | - | AMEmmet, EC Pelham-Clinton, Dr JD Bradley, RWJ Uffen | Larval |
| St Helens (SZ68) | 1978 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Hamstead (SZ49) | 01/09/2001 | one | David Biggs | Larval |
| Hamstead (SZ39) | 01/09/2001 | one | David Biggs | Mine |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 02/12/2003 | - | David Biggs | Mine (vacated) |
| Hurst Stake (SZ59) | 17/08/2004 | - | David Biggs | Larval |
| St Lawrence (SZ57) | 05/07/2006 | - | David Biggs | Mine (vacated) |
| St Lawrence (SZ57) | 05/07/2006 | - | B Shepard | Mine (vacated) |
| Little Thorness (SZ49) | 23/09/2007 | - | David Biggs | Mine |
| Thorness (SZ49) | 23/09/2007 | - | David Biggs | Mine |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 30/05/2018 | one | Iain Outlaw | Adult |
| Foreland (SZ68) | 04/07/2018 | three | Phil Barden | Mine |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxenbourne Down (SU71) | 20/05/1974 | one | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 24/09/1975 | 10 | Jeremy Chadd | Mine |
| Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60) | 1984 | - | John R Langmaid | - |
| Northney, Hayling (SU70) | 31/05/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Adult |
| Hayling Island (SU70) | 07/06/1986 | one | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Adult |
| Eling (SU31) | 23/09/1989 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine (vacated) |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 20/09/1992 | one | J R Langmaid, P H Sterling | Larval |
| Farlington Marshes HIWWT NR (SU60) | 06/09/1993 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 07/09/1994 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Milton Common (SU60) | 30/08/1996 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Hamble (SU41) | 07/10/1996 | - | J R Langmaid, A M Emmet, A M Davis | Larval |
| Milton Common (SU60) | 26/08/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval |
| Milton Common, Portsmouth (SU60) | 29/08/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Fareham (SU50) | 29/09/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell, S Swift, D Walker | Larval |
| Hilsea Lines, Portsmouth (SU60) | 06/09/1998 | - | J R Langmaid, M G M Jansen | Mine |
| Park Gate (SU50) | 19/06/1999 | one | David Appleton | Adult |
| Great Salterns NR, Portsmouth (SU60) | 2001 | one | Jonty Denton | Adult |
| Hayling (SU70) | 02/09/2002 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval |
| Lee-on-Solent (SZ59) | 17/09/2002 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Alver Valley NR (SU50) | 17/09/2002 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 2003 | - | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Fareham, Cams Bay (SU50) | 25/06/2003 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 02/12/2003 | - | David Biggs | Mine (vacated) |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 29/08/2005 | - | Tony Dobson | Mine (vacated) |
| Fareham, Cams Bay (SU50) | 09/08/2010 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Eastney (SZ69) | 20/09/2010 | - | John R Langmaid | Larval |
| Milton Common (SU60) | 21/09/2010 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine (vacated) |
| Cams Bay, Fareham (SU50) | 17/08/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Mine |
| Cams Bay (SU50) | 17/08/2011 | one | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Hengistbury Head (SZ19) | 22/09/2011 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Hayling (SZ69) | 17/08/2013 | - | J R Langmaid, R M Palmer | Larval |
| Hayling (SU70) | 16/09/2014 | - | J R Langmaid, S M Palmer, I R Thirlwell | Mine |
| Pennington (SZ39) | 01/08/2015 | one | Richard Coomber | Mine |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 10/09/2015 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, I R Thirlwell | Mine (vacated) |
| Milton (SZ69) | 04/10/2015 | - | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Mine |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 05/07/2018 | one | J R Langmaid, M R, J E Young | Adult |
| Bunny Meadows, Hook with Warsash (SU40) | 08/07/2018 | two | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Bunny Meadows, Hook with Warsash (SU40) | 22/07/2018 | one | Dan Houghton | Adult |
| Baffins, Portsmouth (SU60) | 09/09/2018 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Mine (vacated) |
| New Milton (SZ29) | 09/06/2023 | one | Robin P Harley | Adult |
| Hook Lake, Warsash (SU40) | 28/08/2023 | 10 | Dan Houghton | Mine |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leckford Estate (SU33) | 09/08/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Wildhern (SU35) | 31/08/1998 | - | David G Green | Adult |
