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Leaf/Stem miner: The larvae mine the stems of various coarse grasses (UKMoths; Plant in Pitkin & Plant, 2005).

The larva mines just a few days in the leaf, then continues as a stem borer on the lower part of the stem. They regularly move to a new stem. The central leaves of the infested plants wither and die (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples).

Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).

Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Poaceae
Dactylis	glomerata	Cock's-foot		UKMoths
Poa	spp.			UKMoths

Hosts elsewhere:

Poaceae
Alopecurus	pratensis	Meadow Foxtail		Bladmineerders van Europa
Avena	sativa	Oat		Bladmineerders van Europa
Bromus				Bladmineerders van Europa
Dactylis	glomerata	Cock's-foot		Bladmineerders van Europa
Hordeum	vulgare	Six-rowed Barley		Bladmineerders van Europa
Poa	trivialis	Rough Meadow-grass		Bladmineerders van Europa
Secale	cereale	Rye		Belgian Lepidoptera
Secale	cereale	Rye		Bladmineerders van Europa
Triticum				Bladmineerders van Europa

Time of year - larvae: Currently unknown.

Time of year - adults: The adults appear between July and September, and fly in the early afternoon sunshine (UKMoths).

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Well-distributed throughout England and Wales, but rather unobtrusive and probably overlooked (UKMoths) including Anglesey, Berkshire, Breconshire, Cardiganshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, East Cornwall, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Flintshire. Glamorgan, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight, Merionethshire, Middlesex, Monmouthshire, North Somerset, Pembrokeshire, Shropshire, South-east Yorkshire, South-west Yorkshire, Stafford, Warwickshire, West Cornwall, West Gloucestershire, West Norfolk, West Suffolk and Westmorland (NBN Atlas).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (Fauna Europaea and National Biodiversity Data Centre Map).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Crete, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwest and South, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Fauna Europaea).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: