Leaf-miner
and case-bearer:
Spathulate leaf case, about 8 mm long, with a mouth angle around
45°. Before making its first case the young larva lives in a
frass-filled contorted corridor (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).
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 South Aberdeen
(NBN
Atlas).
Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including ? Corsica, Danish
mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland,
Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Spanish mainland and Sweden
(Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.
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