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 -
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- Generally Common / Widespread
- Leaf Miner
Taxonomy: Micro >> Bucculatricidae
Other Name/s: Oak Bent-wing
ID Difficulty:
- 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-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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