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Seed-feeder and case-bearer: The larva eats the seeds inside a flower and then uses this as a case. The larva over winters in the stem of the plant (British leafminers).

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 by Jon Clifton. The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.

Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:

Plumbaginaceae
Limonium	vulgare	Common sea-lavender		British leafminers

Hosts elsewhere:

Plumbaginaceae
Limonium	vulgare	Common sea-lavender		Belgian Lepidoptera

Time of year - larvae: September - May (British leafminers).

Time of year - adults: Currently unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Coastal. Britain including Dorset, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Isle of Wight, North Essex, South-east Yorkshire and West Norfolk (NBN Atlas) and Hampshire (Hayling Island) (British leafminers).

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Balearic Is., Cyprus, French mainland, Greek mainland, Italian mainland, Malta, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland and The Netherlands (Fauna Europaea).

NBN Atlas links to known host species:

British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:

Belgian Lepidoptera
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Bladmineerders van Europa
British leafminers
Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea
NBN Atlas
NHM UK Checklist
UKMoths