Leaf-spinner:
The
larvae feed on marsh pea, spinning two leaves together (UKMoths).
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.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: The moth has two generations and is on the
wing in May and June and subsequently late July to August (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Occurring in a few wetland localities
in East Anglia including Norfolk (Horning Hall Marshes) (UKMoths).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Danish mainland,
Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Poland, Romania,
Russia - Central, Slovakia, Sweden and The Netherlands (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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