The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.
Range & Status
Southern counties, where very localised.
Regional Distribution
A single record near Hayle (Clemons, 2003).
Habitat & Ecology
Larvae develop in leaf mines on Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum .
Threats
Pathside cutting programmes.
Conservation
The specific conditions under which the foodplant is colonised are not known so no
conservation plan is possible.
I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.
The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.