Leaf-miner: Young larvae bore in the midrib that turns somewhat pale and translucent;
from here they make rather small, brownish, wrinkled, not very transparant
blotches. Later they can make blotches that extend further from
the midrib, but often that rather soon take on a boring habit, or
start to live freely upon the plant. Pupation external (Bladmineerders van Europa).
The
mine also is illustrated in UKMoths and 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).
The larva is illustrated in UKMoths
and Bladmineerders van Europa.
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
The pupa is illustrated in UKMoths.
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:
May, August, September, December (British
leafminers); Mid-September to May-June (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: The moth emerges late in the season, from
September onwards. The adult flies at night. It is attracted to
light and spends the winter as an adult (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Fairly common species throughout
much of Britain (UKMoths)
including Anglesey, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Breconshire, Caernarvonshire, Cambridgeshire,
Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Dumfriesshire, Durham, East Cornwall,
East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Flintshire, Glamorgan, Haddington, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight, Kincardineshire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, North Aberdeenshire,
North Devon. North Hampshire, North Lincolnshire, North Somerset, Pembrokeshire, Shropshire, South Devon, South Hampshire, South Lancashire, South Northumberland, South Somerset,
South-east Yorkshire, South-west Yorkshire, Stafford, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Cornwall,
West Gloucestershire, West Kent, West Norfolk, West Ross, West Suffolk,
Westmorland, Wigtownshire and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas) and the Channel Is. (Fauna Europaea).
In
woodland and damp areas where the foodplant is found (UKMoths).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).
Distribution
elsewhere: Continental Europe including Belgium, Danish mainland,
French 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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