Food Plant: Umbilifers such as Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed), Angelica sylvestris (Wild angelica), Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow parsley), Daucus carota (Wild carrot), Pastinacea sativa (Wild parsnip)

Egg: Underside of leaf, usually near to the edge

Mine: May-June; August-September

Notes: Mine illustrated is on Hogweed. Moths bred through - emerged 04.vii.2005. The larva are often gregariuos and feed on the underside of the leaf causing a 'windowing' effect as they eat the mesophyll and lower epidermis. This effect can be seen form the top of the leaf as it discolours. The pupal stage can be 11-13 days.

Data: 30.vi.2005, Fleet, Hants, VC12

Image:© Rob Edmunds