Leaf-miner: Large, glassy, irregular blotches without a recognisable preceding
corridor. Frass in a black mass, mainly in the oldest part of the
mine. The larvae move several times, and can also bore in the stem
and underground parts (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).
Greyish
green with very faint pink patches in indistinct lines. Head, prothoracic
plate and feet blackish brown; anal plate concolorous with body.
See also Gómez de Aizpúrua (2003a) and Stehr (1987a)
(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 not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The adult is illustrated in the Encyclopedia
of Life.
The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae:
July - September (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Hertfordshire and Shetland (NBN
Atlas)
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Azores, Balearic Is., Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corsica, Crete,
Croatia, Cyclades Is., Cyprus, Czech Republic, French mainland,
Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Macedonia, Madeira,
Malta, North Aegean Is., Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia -
South, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish mainland, The Netherlands and Ukraine
(Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
Chalcidoidea |
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Elachertus fenestratus Nees, 1834 |
Eulophidae: Eulophinae |
Sympiesis notata (Zetterstedt, 1838) |
Eulophidae: Eulophinae |
Dibrachys microgastri (Bouché, 1834) |
Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae |
Trichomalopsis albopilosus (Graham, 1969) |
Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae |
Trichogramma
evanescens Westwood, 1833 |
Trichogrammatidae: Trichogrammatinae |
Trichogramma
semblidis (Aurivillius, 1891) |
Trichogrammatidae: Trichogrammatinae |
Ichneumonoidea - Links to species no longer available |
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Bracon hebetor Say, 1836 |
Braconidae: Braconinae |
Bracon instabilis Marshall, 1897 |
Braconidae: Braconinae |
Chelonus contractus (Nees, 1816) |
Braconidae: Cheloninae |
Chelonus depressus Thomson, 1874 |
Braconidae: Cheloninae |
Homolobus truncator (Say, 1828) |
Braconidae: Homolobinae |
Cotesia ruficrus (Haliday, 1834) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Dolichogenidea appellator (Telenga, 1949) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Apanteles carpatus (Say, 1836) |
Braconidae: Microgastrinae |
Orgilus pimpinellae Niezabitowski, 1910 |
Braconidae: Orgilinae |
Campoplex tumidulus Gravenhorst, 1829 |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Diadegma fenestrale (Holmgren, 1860) |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Venturia canescens (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae |
Pristomerus vulnerator (Panzer, 1799) |
Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae |
Scambus calobatus (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae |
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