14.007 BF271  –  Bucculatricidae – Bucculatrix albedinella – Elm Tuft – (Zeller, 1839) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Bucculatricidae
Other Name/s: Elm TBent-wing
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 white and buff colouration with whitish tufts to the head and wing tufts.
Distribution:  (Last record: 10 June 2016 at Kings Newton )  –  One record on iRecord – appears to be very rare, possibly due to reductions in the food plant (Elm)
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during May-August Mine Period: July /  September /  October /   – The mine is a gallery with linear frass, and one or more short frass-free projections from the mine. Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 8-9mm
Food Plant: Species of Elm
Last Recorded Year: 2016
Last Recorded By – Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area – Kings Newton

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Distribution Map for Bucculatrix albedinella

Found 3 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 3 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Bucculatrix albedinella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Bucculatrix albedinella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Bucculatrix albedinella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Bucculatrix albedinella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Bucculatrix albedinella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Bucculatrix albedinella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Bucculatrix albedinella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Bucculatrix albedinella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Bucculatrix albedinella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix albedinella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix albedinella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Mine Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Bucculatrix albedinella – 3 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y10/06/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Repton area (site not precise)SK32B01/01/19051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Burton on Trent area (site not precise)SK22K01/01/18631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

 
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