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Leaf-mine:
The larva builds a 'pistol case' (UKMoths).
Larva:
The larva lives two years (Emmet et al., 1996a).
Pupa:
Details
unknown.
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: Unknown.
Time
of year - adults: June and July, but the species has a two-year
lifecycle, appearing every other year (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Britain: A scarce and very local species which has a small
number of tiny colonies in the south of England, principally in
Hants and the Isle of Wight (UKMoths;
(NBN
Gateway distribution map - JNCC
and NE).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium,
Croatia, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian
mainland, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia - South and Slovakia.
Also recorded in Near East (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Parasitoids:
Unknown.
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