Seed-feeder
and case-bearer: Larva feeds on seeds. The larva also feeds on leaves after the case
is formed. The full-grown case is 6 mm long (British
leafminers).
Full
grown larva in an almost smooth, greyish-brown, trivalved, tubular
silken case of c. 6 mm and a mouth angle of 30-45° (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: September to October (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Dorset, Durham, East Suffolk,
Isle of Wight, North Essex and West Norfolk (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Bulgaria,
Cyprus, French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland,
Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, The Netherlands and the Ukraine.
Also recorded in the Near East (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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Agathis fuscipennis (Zetterstedt, 1838) |
Braconidae: Agathidinae |
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