Food Plant: Luzula sylvatica (Great wood-rush)

Mine: September - June

Notes: The mine formed is long, inflated and puckers the leaf surface. The larva often swaps leaves.Occurs in South West England, from Monmouthshire in Wales and the East of Scotland. Mines found on Luzula pilosa will probably be E.tengstromi. Mine on Great Wood Rush leaf. While most mines are at the tips of leaves, some can be found along the leaf blade. Adults reared to confirm ID and gen det by Peter Hall, emerged 22.vi.2022

Data: 16.v.2022,. Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, VC45.

Image:© Will Langdon