It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec, Ontario, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Ohio, Arkansas and Florida.

[1][2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.

Full-grown larvae leave the mine and drop to the ground where pupation takes place in a silken cocoon, spun amongst litter.

The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

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