Leaf-miner: Oviposition at the underside of the leaf, in the axil of a vein.
The mine is a not very slender corridor. The first part is almost
filled with frass; in the later part the frass lies in thick lumps.
The trajectory of the mine is not angular, neither is it determined
by the leaf venation. The discrimination between this mine and the
one of Stigmella floslactella is difficult (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).
Yellow; see the description by Gustafsson and van Nieukerken (1990a)
(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.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae:
Larvae in Scandinavia in June-beginning of July and from August
to late in the autumn (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including West Kent
(NBN
Atlas). See also British
leafminers distribution map.
Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Germany, ? Greek
mainland, Hungary, ? Italian mainland, Lithuania, ? Macedonia, Poland,
Romania, 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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