Leaf-miner: A very contorted gallery (British
leafminers).
Egg
may be at either side of the leaf. Mine a corridor, usually compacted
into a small area, sometimes forming a secondary blotch. Frass in
the first section of the gallery in a more of less broad central
line, clearly coiled in the last part (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).
Bluish
green, head light brown (Emmet, 1983a; Schoorl et al., 1985a; 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: July; September - October (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including East Gloucestershire,
East Norfolk, Herefordshire and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas). See also British
leafminers distribution map.
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, French
mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands,
Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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