Lep:Epermeniidae
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47.004 Epermenia aequidentellus (Hofmann, 1867)
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larva

 

Food Plant: Daucus carota (Wild Carrot), Pimpinella saxifraga (Burnet-saxifrage)

Egg: on leaves

Mine: May-June; August-October

Notes: Initially forms a small blotch mine and may later feed in a slight web. In coastal areas may continue mining throughout the larval stage. The larva is shown feeding on Daucus carota (Wild Carrot).

Data: 26.vii.2019, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, VC1

Image:© George Tordoff

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