Food Plant: Leucanthemum vulgare (Ox-eye daisy)

Egg: Upperside of leaf

Mine: January - April; July

Notes: A long thin mine is formed by the larva. A later mine is shown here. The larva can swap mines or leaves. A moulting cocoonet is formed under a leaf and the cocoon is formed on the stem or another plant.

Data: iii.2005, St.Helens, Lancs, VC59

Image:© Ben Smart