Bark-miner: The long mine is found in the bark of thin branches of Elm. Little
known of the life history (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: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - larvae: Summer (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Discovered in 1994 in Huntingdonshire
(British
leafminers). Cambridgeshire (NBN
Atlas).
See also British
leafminers distribution map.
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French mainland, Greek
mainland, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Ukraine. Also recorded in East Palaearctic
and Near East (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.
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