14.013 BF276 – Birch Tuft – Bucculatrix demaryella – (Duponchel, 1840)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Bucculatrix ulmella (Oak Tuft)
ID pointers: The adult moth is difficult to find – The forewings are brownish-whitish, speckled with dark fuscous; two pairs of oblique whitish costal and dorsal streaks before middle and at 3/4, intermediate space dark fuscous towards costa. Hind-wings are grey.The head is whitish, mixed in middle with dark fuscous.
Distribution: (Last record: 29 August 2025 at Torside Clough ) – Only 3 records prior to 2010 – No further reports
– Leaf Mines discovered at Wyver Lane, Belper on 12/8/2025 and at Torside Clough, Glossop 29/8/2025
General Comment: Notes by Christian Heintzen on the images dated 29/8/2025 – on Birch (Betula spec.) > short gallery(<10 mm), initially contorted (A), eventually following a vein (B) completely filled with frass (C) > final larval chamber often at right angle to previous mine (D)
Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Care required in ID process as confusion with similar leaf mines. Quality photos of the mine required. Mine Type/s: Gallery
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: An initial narrow gallery mine on the underside of a leaf (Birch, Hazel, Sweet Chestnut) It follows a vein until turning off at right angles
*** Last updated on 12 December 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Torside Clough
Selected Images:
Wyver Lane 12th August 2025 – Dave Evans©./ Torside Clough August 2025 – Christian Heintzen©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2025 - 2025)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Bucculatrix demaryella
Found 2 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Bucculatrix demaryella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Bucculatrix demaryella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Bucculatrix demaryella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Bucculatrix demaryella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Bucculatrix demaryella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Bucculatrix demaryella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Bucculatrix demaryella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Bucculatrix demaryella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix demaryella
Bucculatrix demaryella
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 2020-2026.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix demaryella
Bucculatrix demaryella
( 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 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Bucculatrix demaryella – 2 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longdendale, Torside Clough | SK09T | 29/08/2025 | 1 | Leaf-mine | Heintzen, Christian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC47521341 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 13/08/2025 | 2 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44440768 |