Leaf-miner: The larva are often gregarious and feeds on the underside of
the leaf causing a 'windowing' effect as they eat the mesophyll
and lower epidermis. This effect can be seen from the top of the
leaf as it discolours (British
leafminers).
Short,
small, irregular, sometimes widened corridor. Mostly a number in
a leaf, concentrated in the axils of the midrib and the primary
side veins. Each larva makes a number of mines. Often the larva
protrudes with its rear end out of the mine, causing most frass
to be ejected. While moving, at the leaf underside, silken threads
are produced, in wich grains of frass may be trapped. Older larvae
live free and cause window feeding, often in a group under a light
spinning (Bladmineerders van Europa).
The
mine is also illustrated in UKMoths.
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).
The
larva is illustrated in Bladmineerders van Europa, British
leafminers and UKMoths.
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
The pupa is illustrated in British
leafminers, UKMoths
and Bladmineerders van Europa.
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths by Andy Mackay.
The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Apiaceae |
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Aegopodium |
podagraria |
Ground-elder |
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Hering,
1957 |
Angelica |
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Belgian Lepidoptera |
Angelica |
archangelica
subsp. litoralis |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Angelica |
sylvestris |
Wild
Angelica |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Anthriscus |
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Belgian Lepidoptera |
Anthriscus |
caucalis |
Bur
Chervil |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Anthriscus |
cerefolium |
Garden
Chervil |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Anthriscus |
sylvestris |
Cow
Parsley |
 |
Bladmineerders van Europa |
Apium |
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Hering,
1957 |
Apium |
graveolens |
Wild
Celery |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Berula |
erecta |
Lesser
Water-parsnip |
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Hering,
1957 |
Berula |
erecta |
Lesser
Water-parsnip |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Carum |
carvi |
Caraway |
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Hering,
1957 |
Carum |
carvi |
Caraway |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Chaerophyllum |
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Hering,
1957 |
Chaerophyllum |
hirsutum |
Hairy
Chervil |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Chaerophyllum |
temulum |
Rough
Chervil |
 |
Bladmineerders van Europa |
Cicuta |
virosa |
Cowbane |
 |
Hering,
1957 |
Cicuta |
virosa |
Cowbane |
 |
Bladmineerders van Europa |
Conium |
maculatum |
Hemlock |
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Hering,
1957 |
Conium |
maculatum |
Hemlock |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Daucus |
carota |
Carrot |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Heracleum |
sphondylium |
Hogweed |
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Belgian Lepidoptera |
Heracleum |
sphondylium |
Hogweed |
 |
Bladmineerders van Europa |
Levisticum |
officinale |
Lovage |
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Hering,
1957 |
Levisticum |
officinale |
Lovage |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Oenanthe |
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Hering,
1957 |
Oenanthe |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Pastinaca |
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Belgian Lepidoptera |
Pastinaca |
sativa |
Wild
Parsnip |
 |
Bladmineerders van Europa |
Peucedanum |
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Hering,
1957 |
Peucedanum |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Pimpinella |
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Hering,
1957 |
Pimpinella |
saxifraga |
Burnet-saxifrage |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Seseli |
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Hering,
1957 |
Seseli |
libanotis |
Moon
Carrot |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Silaum |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Sison |
amomum |
Stone
Parsley |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Sium |
latifolium |
Greater
water-parsnip |
 |
Hering,
1957 |
Sium |
latifolium |
Greater
water-parsnip |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Torilis |
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Hering,
1957 |
Torilis |
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Bladmineerders van Europa |
Time
of year - larvae: May-June; August-September (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: Two or three generations, with the last generation
overwintering as an adult (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Rather common throughout the
British Isles (UKMoths)
including Anglesey, Banffshire, Bedfordshire, Caernarvonshire, Cambridgeshire, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Dumfriesshire, East Cornwall, East Gloucestershire,
East Norfolk, East Ross, East Suffolk, East Sutherland, Easterness,
Fife, Flintshire, Edinburgh, Elgin, Flintshire, Glamorgan, Haddington, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight, Kincardineshire,
Kirkudbrightshire, Leicestershire, Linlithgow, North Aberdeenshire, North Ebudes, North Hampshire,
North Somerset,
North Northumberland, Outer Hebrides, North Wiltshire, Pembrokeshire, Shropshire, South Aberdeenshire, South Devon, South Hampshire, South Lancashire, South Northumberland, South Wiltshire, South-east Yorkshire, South-west Yorkshire, Stafford,
Stirlingshire, Surrey, West Cornwall, West Gloucestershire, West Kent, West Norfolk, West Suffolk, West Sutherland, Wigtownshire 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,
Belarus, Belgium, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland,
Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary,
Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian
mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwest
and South, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland,
The Netherlands and Ukraine (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
Aegopodium
podagraria, Angelica
sylvestris, Anthriscus
caucalis, Anthriscus
cerefolium, Anthriscus
sylvestris, Apium
graveolens, Berula
erecta, Carum
carvi, Chaerophyllum
hirsutum, Chaerophyllum
temulum, Cicuta
virosa, Conium
maculatum, Daucus
carota, Heracleum
sphondylium, Levisticum
officinale, Pastinaca
sativa, Pimpinella
saxifraga, Seseli
libanotis, Sison
amomum, Sium
latifolium |
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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