Food Plant: Helleborus (Hellebore) species - seems to found mostly on Helleborus foetidus (Stinking hellebore) in the UK, but is known from H.niger also in the UK.

Mine: Summer to Spring

Pupa: In the leaf - normally on the lower surface

Notes: May be several mines to a leaf, which are initially blackish, short and linear. A blotch is later formed (as shown). First found in this country in 2000 and is distributed in Southern Counties and East Anglia. Bivoltine, possibly trivoltine. Mines shown on Helleborus sp. A pupa is shown in the mine.

Data: 09.xi.2013, Montagne aux buis ~ Dourbes, (Namen), Belgium

Image:© Carina van Steenwinkel