Leaf-miner:
The mine is rounded, between veins. The lower epidermis appears
smooth or with several small creases (British
leafminers).
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).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
The
cremaster is illustrated in British
leafminers.
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths.
The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: July, October (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: May and August are the flight periods for
the two generations of adults (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Commonest in south-east England,
but is expanding northwards and has recently been found as far north
as York (UKMoths)
including Bedfordshire, Denbighshire, East Kent, East Norfolk,
East Suffolk, Glamorgan, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, North Devon, North Essex, North Somerset, Shropshire, South-west Yorkshire,
Stafford, Surrey, West Gloucetster, West Kent, West Lancashire, West Norfolk, West Suffolk, Westmorland and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas).
See also British
leafminers distribution map.
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland,
French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic
of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - Central and Northwest,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine
(Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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