Bark-miner: Mines in the young green bark
(British
leafminers). The mine is illustrated in UKMoths and 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: Details unknown.
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: Can be found all year, with fully grown larvae late May and June (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: End of July. It can also overwinter and be
found again in April and May (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: A local species occurring in south-east and southern England, though it is easily overlooked (UKMoths). Bedfordshire, Dorset, East Kent, East Suffolk, East Sussex, Isle of Wight, North Essex, Shropshire, South Essex, South Wiltshire, West Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlans, Ukaine Also recorded in the 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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