Food Plant: Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)

Mine: Two year cycle. Mid-autumn to November, March to May, September to November, March to April

Notes: A complex life cycle with the larvae intially mining the leaves, before forming a small case in the autumn of the year. The final case is 6-8mm long (as shown) and the feeding signs are very visible with the larva being able to leave its case and enter the leaf to feed.as shown)

Data: 16.iv.2005, Ravens rock Forest Gorge, VC107

Image:© Duncan Williams