Food Plant: Tilia spp. (In Europe T.cordata is the preferred host)
Mine: May;July -August
Notes: Makes mines in the lower side of leaves (as shown). It is a native of Asia and was probably introduced to Eastern Europe in the 1970s. It is spreading through Europe. Mine shown on Tilia x vulgaris.
Data: 8-12.ix.2007, Erkner, near Berlin, Germany, John Langmaid
Image:© Ian Thirlwell
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