Luperina nickerlii leechi Goater, 1976

L. n. leechi (discovered in Cornwall in 1974, its only site)
Habitat: sand and shingle beach in Cornwall
Foodplant: Elytrigia juncea (Sand Couch Grass)

	20th August 1988: adult leechi on foodplant Elytrigia juncea
	4th September 1988: leechi pairing
	August 2004: female leechi egg-laying within stem of Elytrigia juncea
	15th September 2002: leechi egg batch laid inside Elytrigia stem
	15th September 2002: leechi eggs and larvae inside Elytrigia stem
	9th October 2004: 1st instar leechi larva
	27th March 2005: head of leechi larva feeding inside Elytrigia juncea stem
	7th July 1987:  leechi larva
	7th July 1987: leechi larval sheath
	17th August 2004: cryptic leechi pupal case made of silk and sand
	16th February 2003: leechi habitat, showing extensive Elytrigia sward, heavily trampled by people during the day