14.002 BF266 - Bucculatricidae - Bucculatrix nigricomella - Daisy Bent-wing
- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy: Micro >> Bucculatricidae
Other Name/s: Daisy Tuft
ID Difficulty: - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
ID pointers: A Leaf-miner – A tiny moth with a general dark greyish-brown colouration with off-white markings and noticeable white eye-caps. MINE – The mine is a long meandering narrow gallery and filled with black frass. Found on Ox-eye Daisy Mining the leaves first then creating small feeding windows.
Distribution: Probably local and uncommon moth, wherever there are Ox-eye Daisy.
Flight Period: April / May / July / August / November / - On the wing during the day in April-May – July – August.
Mine Period: November / - The mine is a long meandering narrow gallery and filled with black frass. Found on Ox-eye Daisy Mining the leaves first then creating small feeding windows.
Photographed: Yes - Photographed By: Will Soar © All Rights Reserved
IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar ©
-- No gallery images available --