Leaf-miner:
The larva mines about five needles completely out, moving from one
needle to the other by way of a silken tube along the twig. Most
frass remains in the tube. The larva mines all its life. Pupation
external, often in the tube (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).
Off white to brownish, head, pronotum and thoracic feet black. Prolegs
with c. 22 crochets in a single row. Anal comb absent (Bradley et
al., 1979a; Swatschek, 1958a) (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 illustrated in UKMoths by Adriaan Peeters. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae:
Autumn until April or May (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in Britain including Bedfordshire,
Cambridgeshire, Cardiganshire, Dorset, Durham, East Gloucestershire, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk,
Glamorgan, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Linlithgow, North Essex, North Northumberland, North Somerset, Pembrokeshire, South Northumberland, Stafford, West Cornwall, West Gloucestershire, West Norfolk, West Suffolk, Westmorland and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Fauna Europaea).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish
mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian
mainland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norwegian
mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, North and Northwest,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands.
Also recorded in East Palaearctic and Nearctic region (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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