Leaf-miner: Narrow, flat gallery, descending from the tip of the leaf (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: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Dorset, Pembrokeshire and South Devon (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Czech Republic,
European Turkey, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland,
Romania, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland 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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