Food Plant: Ulex europaeus (Gorse); U.gallii (Western Gorse)

Mine: September - May

Pupa: within the mine

Notes: A rarely found mine. The larva feeds in the epidermis of thinner stems and causes slight blistering. In this mine a clear area can be seen at the top of the mine, with frass deposited lower down. Exuviae from an emerged adult shown.

Data: 04.v.2022, Wytham Woods, Oxon., VC22

Image:© Will Langdon