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Leaf-mine:
Larva mines the leaves turning the upper part from red to black.
In the spring the larva spins the leaves together and then mines
the leaves- creating bladder mines (British
leafminers).
Larva:
Details unknown.
Pupa:
Details unknown.
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: September-May (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: The adult moths are on the wing in June and
July, and can be found flying on sunny afternoons (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Britain: A species generally of high moorland and mountains,
occurring in Scotland from Perth northwards (UKMoths)
including Banff, Easterness, Kincardine, Mid Perth, South Aberdeen
and West Cornwall (NBN
Gateway distribution map - HBRG,
JNCC, NESBRC
and SNH).
Also
recorded in parts of Ireland, where it occurs at lower elevations
(UKMoths).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Czech Republic,
Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Italian
mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia
- North and Northwest, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden and Switzerland
(Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Parasitoids:
Unknown.
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