A very common species wherever hawthorn is to be found throughout Belgium.

The larva lives mainly on Crataegus, but can occasionally be found on Pyracantha, Cydonia vulgaris and Pyrus communis. It makes a small mine on the underside of the leaf, usually formed in the lobe of the leaf or near the petiole. The lower epidermis with many creases and strongly contracted, causing the lobe or leaf edge to fold over. Pupation inside the mine.

The adults fly in two generations a year; in May and in August-September.