Seed-feeder
and case-bearer: The larva feeds internally on the seeds and then forms a case which
consists of a seed capsule British
leafminers.
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 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: Widespread in Britain including
Anglesey, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Dorset, East Cornwall, East Suffolk,
Flintshire, Glamorgan, Haddington, Isle of Wight, North Essex and Pembrokeshire, South-east Yorkshire, West Cornwall and Wigtownshire (NBN
Atlas).
Also Hayling Island, Hampshire (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, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French
mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian
mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - North and South, Sardinia, Slovakia,
Sweden, The Netherlands, and Ukraine (Fauna Europaea).
Also
recorded in the East Palaearctic and Near East (Fauna Europaea). NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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