Leaf-miner: Small full depth blotch; older larvae free among spun leaves (Robbins, 1991a).
Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
The larvae feed on the leaves of pea (Lathyrus), vetch (Vicia) and clover (Trifolium). The second generation larvae overwinter in a state of diapause.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland: |
Time
of year - larvae: June-July; September-April (British
leafminers). The second generation larvae overwinter in a state of diapause (UKMoths).
Time
of year - adults: Two generations of this moth occur during the year, the first in April and May, and later from July to August (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in Britain (NBN
Atlas). Also Yardley Chase, Northants (British
leafminers).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Fauna Europaea) and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map). |
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Bosnia & Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish
mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary,
Iceland, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian mainland,
Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwest
and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden,
Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species: |