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Leaf-miner: The larva feeds in the stems and also makes blotch mines (as shown) as it passes from leaf to leaf. The leaves are lightly spun together as it progresses (British leafminers). The larvae make large blotches in the lower leaves. They regularly move from one leaf to another (often resting outside their mine) and in doing so create a loose spinnng around the leaves. Pupation outside the mine (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).

Whitish with three yellow, later red, lines; prothoracic shield with black markings (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 species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.

Comments: References to Gnaphalium are erroneous (Satller, 1986a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Asteraceae
Antennaria	dioica	Mountain Everlasting		Pitkin & Plant
Antennaria	dioica	Mountain Everlasting		British leafminers

Hosts elsewhere:

Asteraceae
Antennaria	dioica	Mountain Everlasting		Bladmineerders van Europa

Time of year - larvae: July to September (British leafminers). June to August (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Time of year - adults: Currently unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including North Ebudes and South Aberdeen (NBN Atlas).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belarus, Finland, French mainland, ? Germany, ? Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Romania, Russia - North and South, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland (Fauna Europaea).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.