Leaf-miner
and case-bearer: The final case is about 12 mm long and many may be found on a single
plant. The white case has distinctive longitudinal stripes (British
leafminers).
Trivalved
tubular silken case of c. 12 mm long. Mouth angle c. 40°. The
case is yellowish white, with several characteristic dark length
lines (Bladmineerders van Europa).
The
mined leaves are illustrated in the Encyclopedia of Life.
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Case
of Coleophora galbulipennella on Silene nutans
Image: © Jon Clifton ( British
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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: The eggs are laid on the plant in August-September
and the larva feeds in the autumn and overwinters (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Apparently widespread in Britain
including East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, and West Norfolk (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Germany,
Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,
Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and South, Slovakia, Spanish mainland,
Sweden and The Netherlands (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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