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Leaf-mine:
The short full depth corridor mine is made in the leaf in September
and the larva then hibernates on the axil of the leaf, making a
web and feeding the next spring (British
leafminers). In the spring they feed on the leaves from within
a silk web (UKMoths).
Larva:
Details
unknown.
Pupa:
On
a twig in a cocoon (British
leafminers).
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: September - June (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: The adults can be found on the wing in July
and are attracted to light (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Britain: Throughout England, Wales and southern Scotland
(UKMoths)
including Dumfries, East Cornwall, East Kent, South Devon, South
Wilts, Stafford, West Cornwall (NBN
Gateway distribution map - BRERC,
JNCC, NE and
SNH) the Channel
Is. and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Also
recorded in Republic of Ireland (UKMoths;
Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia,
Finland, French mainland, Greek mainland, Italian mainland, Luxembourg,
Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish
mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt &
van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Parasitoids:
Unknown.
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