Seed-feeder
/ borer and case-bearer: Initially the larva feeds on seeds, boring into seedpods. It makes
a case from calyx parts in late summer, which is covered in hairs,
and continues feeding by boring into more seedpods (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 illustrated in UKMoths.
The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: July - April. In November the larva makes
a case from silk, in which it over winters (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in Britain including
Anglesey, Banffshire, Bedfordshire, Breconshire, Buckinghamshire, Caernarvonshire, Cumberland,
East Cornwall, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, East Sutherland,
Easterness, Elgin, Flintshire, Glamorgan, Kincardineshire, Merionethshire,
North Aberdeenshire, North Essex, North Somerset, Pembrokeshire, Shropshire,
South Aberdeenshire, South Devon, South Essex, South Lancashire, South Somerset, South Wiltshire, South-west Yorkshire, Stafford, Surrey,
Warwickshire, West Cornwall, West Gloucestershire, West Kent, West Lancashire, West Norfolk, West Suffolk and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas).
Also recorded from Chorlton, Manchester, Lancs (British
leafminers), and the Channel Is. (Fauna Europaea).
Also
recorded from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
(Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Belgium,
French mainland, Portuguese mainland, Sicily, Spanish mainland,
The Netherlands (Fauna Europaea)
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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