Morley’s Final Catalogue: Very common everywhere from Monks Soham fly-trap (Mly) to Tuddenham on plantain (Sparke). Gorleston (D).
Recent Status: A common species that is probably under-recorded.
Life Style: A single brooded summer flying species. The larvae initially mine a leaf. After hibernation they feed on a variety of mostly herbaceous plants from spinnings in which they pupate.
Identification: This species can only reliably be identified from dissection of the genitalia. More Info It is one of the earlier summer flying species.
Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required
Recorded in 24 (41%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1987. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats