Fairly common but very local resident, confined to ares of heathland and heathy woodland.

Calluna vulgaris, with larva mining leaves from September to April, in a very small case of heather leaves, resembling a small piece of a dead shoot. Almost impossible to find by searching but easily obtained by sweeping the foodplant and keeping the resultant debris in a container, where the cases crawl up the sides and become visible.

	Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 16 (11%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1887. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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