Food Plant: Ulex europaeus (Gorse)

Mine: September - May

Pupa: within the mine

Notes: A rarely found mine. The larva feeds in the epidermis of thinner stems and causes slight blistering. In this mine a clear area can be seen from the left end of the stem.

Data: 10.xii.2020, Greenham Common, Berks, VC22

Image:© Will Langdon