Leaf-miner:
Blotch
in the leaf tip; the upper side is practically flat, the lower side
can turn somewhat to purple. The larva may mine 2-3 leaves (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).
Larva
young yellowish white, later grey green; head light brown; pronotum
with two parallel length lines, slightly widening rearwards and
divided by a narrow uncoloured stripe (Bladmineerders van Europa).
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: June-July (Bland, 1996a).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Durham, East Norfolk, Isle of Wight, North Somerset, Shropshire, Stafford, West Gloucestershire and West Norfolk (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian
mainland, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - East, Slovakia,
Spanish mainland, Sweden and Switzerland (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.
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