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Leaf-mine:
In the first instar the larva mines the leaves, forming short, irregular,
bloth-like mines, but in later instars it lives externally, feeding
in spun leaves and often twisting those of tender shoots (Bradley
et al., 1973). The overwintering larvae feed in a spinning on a
range of herbaceous plants (UKMoths).
Larva:
Details unknown.
Pupa:
Details unknown.
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere: On the continent it has been recorded on more than
200 host plants (Bradley et al., 1973).
Time
of year - mines: Unknown.
Time
of year - adults: June and July (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Britain: Quite common throughout much of the British Isles,
in woodland edges and hedgerows (UKMoths)
including Banff, Cambridge, Dorset, Dumfries, East Gloucester, East
Kent, Easterness, Elgin, Fife, Hereford, Hunts, Mid-west York, Middlesex,
North Aberdeen, North Hants, North Somerset, Northampton, South
Northumberlan, Roxburgh, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Essex,
South Lancaster, South Lincoln, South Wilts, Stafford, Surrey, West
Cornwall, Westmorland, Worcester (NBN
Gateway distribution map - BRERC,
DBRC,
GiGL, HBRG,
JNCC, NE,
NESBRC,
SNH and SHWRG)
and the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crete, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, European Turkey, Finland, French
mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Ireland, Italian mainland,
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian
mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands
and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea). Also recorded in North Africa, Asia Minor and Transcaucasia
(Bradley et al., 1973).
Parasitoids:
Unknown.
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