Food Plant: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup), Clematis and C. vitalba (Traveller's Joy)

Mine: June-September

Notes: The larva forms a long narrow upper surface mine. Most mines start close to the leaf tip. The larva exits through a slit . Pupation is external and the puparium pale brown - having posterior spiracles each with an ellipse of 10 bulbs.

Data:Hertfordshire

Image:© Colin Plant