14.002 BF266  -  Bucculatricidae - Bucculatrix nigricomella - Daisy Bent-wing
Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Bucculatricidae Other Name/s: Daisy Tuft ID Difficulty:  amber  - 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 ©

 
 

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