Leaf-miner:
The larva feeds at first in a mine, then in spun shoots or seed
capsules (UKMoths).
Long
narrow gallery close to the midrib. Older larvae live free among
spun leaves or inflorescence (Bladmineerders van Europa).
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).
The larva is illustrated in UKMoths.
Body and thoracic legs yellowish green; head and prothoracic plate
black (Bland et al., 2002a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).The pupa is illustrated in UKMoths.
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths by Jack Astley. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae:
April - May (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: July and August (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Locally distributed in England
and Wales including
Anglesey, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Caernarvonshire,
Cumberland, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Durham, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Glamorgan, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Merionethshire, Middlesex, Montgomeryshire,
North Somerset, North-west Yorkshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire, Shropshire,
South Devon,
South Northumberland, Stafford, West Cornwall, West Gloucestershire,
West Suffolk, West Sussex and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas)
and the Channel Is. (Fauna Europaea).
It
generally occupies hedgerows and woodland habitat (UKMoths).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland,
French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland,
Russia - Central, East and South, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland,
The Netherlands and Ukraine (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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