Egg: laid on a leaf

Mine: April-June

Notes: Makes a short broad greenish-white mine in the upper part of the leaf. The frass is deposited in the middle of the mine as a dark mass. Pupation occurs on the midrib of the host plant in a slight web. A larva is shown in a mine.

Bradley No: 627

National Status: Nationally Scarce A

Data: 20.v.2022, Gann Estuary, Pembrokeshire, VC45.

Image:© Will Langdon