Bohemannia quadrimaculella (Boheman, 1853)
[Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae]


Nepticula quadrimaculella Boheman, 1853. Ent. Ant. Södr. Sverige: 167.
Bucculatrix antispilella Meess, 1910.
Bohemannia quadrimaculella
(Boheman, 1853).


Bud and twig bark miner: Mine in buds or twig bark (British leafminers).

Larva: Details unknown.

Pupa: Details unknown.

Adult: Not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The genitalia are not illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group (check for update).

Hosts in Britain:

Betulaceae      
Alnus     Pitkin and Plant
Alnus glutinosa   British leafminers

Hosts elsewhere: Unknown.

Time of year - larvae: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Cheshire, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, Glamorgan, North Somerset, Shropshire, Stafford and Worcestershire (NBN Gateway, includes Watsonian Vice Counties having records that fall within or overlap the vice county border at 10km resolution or better).

Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt and van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

NBN Grid map: Note that not all datasets on the NBN Gateway may be available on the map below. If you are an NBN Gateway registered user you can request access for missing datasets via the link 'Open interactive map in new window' below.

Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Belgium, Danish mainland, French mainland, Germany, Norwegian mainland, Romania, Sweden and The Netherlands (Karsholt and van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea).

NBN interactive distribution map(s) of known host species in Great Britain and Ireland and elsewhere:

Alnus glutinosa

Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.



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