It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

It is also known in Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Vermont, Maryland and New Hampshire).

Young larvae mine the leaves of Malus species.

Other recorded food plants are Cotoneaster, Crataegus and Pyrus communis.

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