14.007 BF271 - Bucculatricidae - Bucculatrix albedinella

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 -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> Bucculatricidae

Other Name/s: Elm TBent-wing

ID Difficulty: amber

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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: 10/06/2016 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.

*** Last updated on 9 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 8-9mm

Food Plant: Species of Elm

Last Recorded Date: 10/06/2016

Last Recorded By: Will Soar

Last Recorded General Area: Kings Newton

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Bucculatrix albedinella – Elm Bent-wing – Will Soar

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