Leaf-miner:
Narrow, flat, corridor descending from the leaf tip. Frass in an
almost continuous line. The larva usually makes several mines. Mines
pale yellow green at first, turning purple later. 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).
Larva pale yellow, head and prothoracic plate light brown (Bland,
1996a). Hering (1957a), however, states that the head is (dark)
brown (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) (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: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Anglesey,
Caernarvonshire, Cambridgeshire, Denbighshire, Dorset, East Norfolk, Flintshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, North Hampshire, North Somerset, Stafford, West Gloucestershire, West Kent and West Norfolk (NBN
Atlas).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, French mainland,
Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland,
Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands
(Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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