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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf Miner
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
Kings Newton – Leaf Mines on quinoa – 30/9/2025 – Will Soar©
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Distribution Map for Chrysoesthia sexguttella
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 0 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Chrysoesthia sexguttella
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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however,
the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Chrysoesthia sexguttella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Chrysoesthia sexguttella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
( data includes Adult Stage only )
Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Mine Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Chrysoesthia sexguttella – 1 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawley, Notts. | SK43Q | 08/07/2020 | 10 | leafmine | vc57_irecords_extract |