GELECHIIDAE | Apatetrinae | Apatetrini

35.035 Chrysoesthia drurella (Flame Crest)

​ws: 8-9mm (MBGBI 4.2); bivoltine May-Jul, Aug-Sep; orache (Atriplex spp), goosefoot (Chenopodium spp); common on waste ground and farmland in England and N.Wales
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Chrysoesthia drurella §1 female
ID: Superficially similar to Chrysoclista species (Family: Parametriotidae)
  • Variation
  • Dissection
  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 19/05/2022; female; fw 5.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/05/2022 (§1), dissection images added 02/09/2022