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Leaf-mine:
The mine on the underside can cause the whole leaf to arch (British
leafminers). Mines are most often found on plants low down amongst
the heather (UKMoths).
Larva:
Details
unknown.
Pupa:
Details unknown.
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: July, October-April (British
leafminers).
Time
of year - adults: Mainly on the wing in June and July, although
in some areas it can be double-brooded, appearing again later in
the autumn (UKMoths).
Distribution
in Britain: A species of higher ground, particularly moorland,
distributed in Wales and from the Midlands northwards to much of
Scotland (UKMoths)
including Banff, East Perth, Easterness, Elgin, Forfar, Mid Perth,
South Aberdeen and Stafford (NBN
Gateway distribution map - HBRG,
NE,
NESBRC
and SHWRG).
See also British
leafminers distribution map.
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland,
French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norwegian
mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North, Northwest
and South, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine
(Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna
Europaea).
Parasitoids:
Unknown.
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