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Leaf-mine:
The mine is underside, about 25mm long, often from midrib to margin
of leaf. The lower epidermis appears smooth. There may be several
mines in a leaf (British
leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in UKMoths.
Larva:
The larva is illustrated in Nederlandse
bladmineerders.
Pupa:
The
cremaster is illustrated in British
leafminers.
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: Unknown.
Time
of year - adults: The moth is believed to have only a single
generation, flying in July and August, though bred specimens will
emerge in spring if kept indoors (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Britain: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea) including Easterness, South Devon and South-west York
(NBN
Gateway distribution map - BRERC,
HBRG, JNCC
and NE).
See also British
leafminers distribution map.
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken
in Fauna
Europaea).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland,
French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania,
Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania,
Russia - Central and Northwest, Sardinia, Slovakia, Spanish mainland,
Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt
& van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Parasitoids:
Unknown.
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