Larva on Cirsium vulgare

Forewing Length: 5-7mm;
Wingspan: 10-14mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - July (Earliest: 9.8) September - October	July - August October - May	April - June July - September (Earliest: 12.8)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Leaf Miner)	Several Asteraceae
Food: (Adult)	Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Parasitoids:	Oncophanes minutus Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Scrobipalpa acuminatella
Scrobipalpa acuminatella
Gelechiid Recording Scheme (UK): Scrobipalpa acuminatella
Nature Spot: Scrobipalpa acuminatella
Lepiforum: Scrobipalpa acuminatella
British Leafminers: Scrobipalpa acuminatella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Pictures © 2003, 2006 J.K. Lindsey

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