14.01 BF274  -  Bucculatricidae - Bucculatrix ulmella - Oak Tuft - (Zeller, 1848) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       Leaf-miner:  CAT A - Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo -       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Blue -  Generally Common / Widespread        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Bucculatricidae Other Name/s: Oak Bent-wing ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
ID pointers: A tiny moth with an orange tufted head and forewing yellowish white, mottled greyish-brown, with raised blackish scale tufts. Pale buff cilia.
Distribution:  Most probably a common and local species in the county, wherever there are Oak trees. Under-recorded
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  August /  -  On the wing April-June and August Mine Period: July /  September /  October /   - The mine is a short contorted gallery close to the midrib of a leaf, containing broken black frass. Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 7-8mm
Food Plant: Deciduous Oak (Quercus) and sometimes Hornbeam
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

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