Food Plant: Goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea); in Irlend also Daisy (Belils perennis)

Egg: laid underside of leaf

Mine: September-May

Notes: The final case is slender and about 9mm long and a light ochreous-brown. The mines rapidly become darker after formation. Pupation occurs on the plant stem. A scace species in England but more common in the Burren, Ireland. Feeding signs and case on Goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea).

Data: 09.x.2021, Blean Woods NNR, Kent, VC15

Image:© Will Langdon