Last modified: May 6, 2024, 1:46 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Native
Larvae live in blotchlike mines. A large part of frass is ejected through a small opening in the mine. Fresh mines are very difficult to find. The larvae can leave their mine and and start somewhere else. Pupation takes place external.
Adults can be found flying around it host plants during late evening and at night, they come to light.
The adults can be seen from late June towards early September.
The larva feeds mainly on Atriplex portulacoides. Also reported, but most likely accidental on Atriplex littoralis, Plantago coronopus, Tripolium pannonicum, Salicornia europaea, Lycium barbarum and Salsola orientalis.
It inhabits the dry parts of littoral meadows and saltmarshes along the coast.