Food Plant: Centaurea spp.(Knapweeds), Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle), Cynara cardunculus (Globe Artichoke)
Mine: August to October on Thistle, probably full-grown in autumn. September to October on Knapweed, feeding again from April until May or June.
Notes: Larva mines leaves. The full-grown case is 12mm long and blackish-brown.
National Status: Local
Bradley No: 560
Data: 2002
Image:© Charles Baker
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