Food Plant: polyphagus -  Ajuga (Bugle), Aster, Cirsium (Thistle), Galeopsis (Hemp-nettle), Linaria (Toadflax), Plantago (Plantain), Primula (Primrose), Rhinanthus (Yellow Rattle), Scrophularia (Figwort), Stachys (Woundwort), Verbascum (Mullein), Veronica (Speedwell).

Mine: Spring

Notes: The initial mine is a shallow upper surface mine, which then becomes full depth, with a more marked line of frass. Note the yellow larva in the mine. Mine shown is on Rhinanthus (Yellow Rattle).

Data: 17.vi.2007, Odiham, Hants, VC12

Image:© Rob Edmunds