Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6:44 p.m.
Discovered new for Belgium in 2018 in LI. Hitherto, this very rare and local species is only known from one location in LI.
Native
Wingspan about 8–10 mm.
The larva mines the smallest leaves, which turns in a whitish, swollen blotch-mine
Adults become active around sunset and later come to light.
The adults fly from late April till late August in two generations a year.
The larva lives on Rumex acetosella.
It inhabits in suitable localities where the food plant occurs.