Food Plant: Tilia spp. (In Europe T.cordata is the preferred host)

Mine: May;July -August

Notes: Makes mines in the lower side of leaves (as shown). It is a native of Asia and was probably introduced to Eastern Europe in the 1970s. It is spreading through Europe. Pupa shown in mine on Tilia cordata.

Known in Europe but not yet in the UK.

Data: 01.x.2026, Zwettl, Austria

Image:© Ewald Altenhofer