Seed-feeder
and case-bearer: The larva eats the seeds inside a flower and then uses this as a
case. The larva over winters in the stem of the plant (British
leafminers).
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 of Goniodoma limoniella on Limonium vulgare
Image: © Jenny Seawright (Facebook Group)
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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 Jon Clifton. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: September - May (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Coastal. Britain including Dorset, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Isle of Wight, North Essex, South-east Yorkshire and West Norfolk (NBN
Atlas) and Hampshire (Hayling Island) (British
leafminers).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Balearic
Is., Cyprus, French mainland, Greek mainland, Italian mainland,
Malta, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland and The Netherlands
(Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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