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Leaf-mine:
The slender larva mines the leaves, stems and upper rootstock
(UKMoths).
Larva:
The larva is illustrated in UKMoths.
Pupa:
Details unknown.
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere: Unknown.
Time
of year - mines: September to May (UKMoths).
Time
of year - adults: The adults fly in July and August and are
attracted to light (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Britain: Scarce and locally distributed in marshes, fens
and other wet habitats in south and south-east England, including
Dorset and Gloucester, with some records as far north as Chester
and Lancaster (UKMoths),
Bedford, Berks, Cambridge, Dorset, East Kent, East Norfolk, East
Sussex, Herts, Hunts, Isle of Wight, Middlesex, North Essex, North
Hants, South Devon, South Essex, South Hants, South Wilts, Surrey,
West Kent, West Norfolk and West Sussex (NBN
Gateway distribution map - BRERC,
GiGL, JNCC
and NE).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish
mainland, Estonia, European Turkey, Finland, French mainland, Germany,
Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania,
Russia - Central, East and South, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish mainland,
Sweden, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken
in Fauna
Europaea).
Parasitoids:
Unknown.
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