? Leaf-miner:
Details unknown.
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).
Yellowish grey (Bland, 1996a).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
See Traugott-Olsen and Nielsen (1977a).
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: Larvae from April till July (Bland, 1996a).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Anglesey, Breconshire, Caernarvonshire, Cumberland,
Denbighshire, Dumfriesshire, Dunbartonshire, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, East Sutherland, Easterness,
Herefordshire, Kincardineshire, Linlithgow, Merionethshire, North Aberdeenshire, North Ebudes, North Northumberland, North-west Yorkshire, Radnorshire, Shropshire, South Aberdeenshire, South Northumberland, Stafford, West Perthshire, Westmorland, Wigtownshire and Shetland (NBN
Atlas).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
(Fauna Europaea) See also Ireland's National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary,
Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia- Central, North and Northwest,
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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