Leaf-miner:
The mine begins near the leaf tip and descends towards the base.
The mine occupies the entire width of the blade. Frass initially
scattered, later in an irregular central line. Fully developed mine
c. 8 cm long. Probably the larva is capable of leaving its mine
and restarting in another leaf. Pupation external (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).
Grey-green, with a faint white dorsal line; head and prothoracic
plate light brown (Bland, 1996a; Traugott-Olsen and Schmidt-Nielsen,
1977a) (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:
April and June, possibly also in August (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Cambridgeshire,
East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Huntingdonshire and South Northumberland (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden
and The Netherlands (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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