Leaf-mine and Stem-borer: The first instar lave mines in a leaf; after that it lives as a stem borer (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).
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 and the Encyclopedia
of Life. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Comments:
Recorded on 'grasses' by Plant
in Pitkin & Plant, 2005.
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Caernarvonshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, East Kent, East Suffolk,
Hertfordshire, Montgomeryshire, North Essex, North Somerset,
North Northumberland, South Aberdeenshire, South Essex, Stafford and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland,
French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania,
Russia - Central, East, Northwest and South, Slovakia, Spanish mainland,
Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.
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