B&F: 0026

ABH: 4.093

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Grassland. Text books state it as being most common on chalk downland!

Wingspan:  2-3mm

Flight Period:  June

Observations: The larva mines the leaves of Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) in Autumn. The first VC32 record was of a single tenanted mine found on Fragrant Agrimony, Agrimonia procera (images of this larva/mine are opposite).

Confusion Species: Adults - other Ectoedemia

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  2022, Pridmore