Leaf-miner:
Mine generally descending from the leaf tip. The mine may occupy
the space between leaf margin and midrib, but may also occupy the
entire width of the leaf. Most frass accumulated in the oldest part
of the mine. Pupation external; the pupa is attached to the leaf
without a cocoon (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).
Described by Steuer (1978a). Head and prothoracic shield dark brown.
Body yellowish white, with a pair of orange red latero-dorsal length
lines; ventrally another such line, medially (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
Described by Patocka (1999a), Patocka and Turcáni (2005a)
(Bladmineerders van Europa).
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:
Larva overwinters in the mine (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Breconshire, Caernarvonshire, Cambridgeshire, Denbighshire,
Dorset, Dorset, Durham, Flintshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Linlithgow, North-east Yorkshire, Shropshire, Surrey, West Gloucestershire, West Norfolk and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
(Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Germany, Italian
mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia
- North, Slovakia, 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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