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Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839) [Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae]. Lyonetia albedinella Zeller, 1839. Isis: 216. Elachista boyerella Duponchel, 1840. Hist. Nat. Lép. Fr. 11 (8): 545, pl. 309 fig. 3. Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839).

Leaf-mine: Winding full depth corridor up to 15 mm long with a long larval chamber. Black frass in a central line, broad, but leaving a clear zone at either side. Characteristically the corridor has 2-4 short, frass-free, side branches (diverticula) occurring at points where the main corridor makes a sharp turn. The first one often is interparenchymatous tissue and difficult to see; the following turns usually have opening in the lower epidermis at their end. Older larvae live free on the leaf, creating windows; the exit hole is in the underside of the leaf (Bladmineerders van Europa). Mine of Bucculatrix albedinella on Ulmus minor Image: Willem Ellis (Bladmineerders van Europa) The mine is also described and illustrated in British leafminers. Larva: Mining larva with a black ventral spot on each abdominal segment. Free-living larva dull green above, pale yellow laterally and ventrally with some fragmented purplish subdorsal lines (Langmaid, Porter & Collins, 2007a) (see Bladmineerders van Europa). The larva is described and illustrated in British leafminers. Pupa: In an oval cocoon that, contrary to what is usual in Bucculatrix, is not ribbed lengthwise (Langmaid, Porter & Collins, 2007a) (see Bladmineerders van Europa). Adult: Not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The male and female genitalia are illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group. Hosts in Britain: Ulmaceae       Ulmus   Elm British leafminers Ulmus glabra Wych Elm Pitkin & Plant Ulmus procera English Elm Pitkin & Plant Hosts elsewhere: Ulmaceae       Ulmus     Bladmineerders van Europa Time of year - larvae: July -September (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: British Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea) including Hants (Dogmersfield and Odiham Common), Suffolk and Surrey (Farnham) (British leafminers), Isle of Wight, North Essex and South Devon (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). See also British leafminers dsitribution map. NBN Grid map: Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and Northwest, Sardinia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Ulmus glabra, Ulmus procera Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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