Leaf-miner
and case-bearer:
The first case is cut out of an oval mine in the centre of the leaf.
The second and third, final, case are excised out of a mine along
the leaf margin, and therefore have a serrate dorsal keel. The final
case is a spatulate leaf case, 6-7 mm long, with a bivalved, square-cut
rear end. The mouth angle is c. 45°. See Emmet et al. (1996a)
(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).
See Emmet at al. (1996a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
Adult:
The adult is not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Bedfordshire,
Cambridgeshire, East Suffolk, Glamorgan, Isle of Wight,
North Hampshire, South Devon and Westmorland (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Greek
mainland, Italian mainland, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Sardinia,
Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland and Sweden (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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