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Leaf-mine:
Large full depth blotch in the lower leaves; much frass in coarse
grains. The larva can make several mines. Pupation either in the
mine or in the ground. Mines cannot be distinguished from those
of Mompha lacteella (Bladmineerders
van Europa).
Larva:
Body brownish red; head black; prothoracic plate two dark brown
rectangular sclerites; anal plate light brown, thoracic feet dark
brown (Koster, 2002b; Koster & Sinev, 2003a) (Bladmineerders
van Europa).
Pupa:
Details unknown.
Adult:
The adult is illustrated in UKMoths.
The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection
Group (check
for update).
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: The species spends the winter as a larva (UKMoths).
Time
of year - adults: The moths fly at night between June and August,
and come to light (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Great Britain & Ireland: Occurs in suitable habitat throughout
most of Britain (UKMoths)
including Kincardine, North Aberdeen, North Essex, North Hants,
Nottingham, South Aberdeen, South Lancaster, Warwick, West Kent
and Westmorland (NBN
Gateway distribution map - BRERC,
NE,
NESBRC
and SHWRG).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken
in Fauna
Europaea).
NBN
Grid map:
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium,
Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland,
Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia,
Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden,
Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken
in Fauna
Europaea).
NBN
interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and
elsewhere:
Parasitoids
in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.
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