Leaf-miner:
Young larvae make irregular corridor-like or blotch-like mines from
a silken tube. The mines contain almost no frass (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).
Greenish yellow, with five pale pink length lines; head yellowish
brown, prothoracic and anal plates green (Jansen, 1999a; Bland et
al., 2002a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
Described by Patočka and Turčáni (2005a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
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:
June and September - October (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Bedfordshire,
Berkshire, Cardiganshire, Dorset, Durham, East Cornwall, East Suffolk, Glamorgan, Haddington, Hertforshire, Isle of Wight, Kincardineshire, Kirkudbrightshire, Middlesex,
South Hampshire, South Northumberland, South-east Yorkshire, South-west Yorkshire, Stafford, Warwickshire,
West Cornwall, West Kent, West Norfolk, West Suffolk and Shetland (NBN
Atlas) and the Channel Is. (Fauna Europaea).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, European Turkey,
Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Iceland,
Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian
mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwest
and South, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, 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:
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