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Bucculatrix bechsteinella (Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805) [Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae]. Tinea bechsteinella Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805. Lyonetia crataegi Zeller, 1839. Isis: 216. [Synonymised by Hering, 1957]. Bucculatrix bechsteinella (Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805).

Leaf-mine: The larvae initially mining the leaves in a short, contorted gallery. As the larva develops it leaves the mine to feed externally, creating windows on the upperside of the leaves (UKMoths). Oviposition at the leaf upperside, egg shell iridescent. Small, hook-like corridor, mostly in a vein axil. Frass in a very thick central line. The larva soon leaves the mine through an untidy hole and subsequenty feeds living freely on the leaf (Bladmineerders van Europa). Mine of Bucculatrix bechsteinella on Crataegus monogyna Image: Willem Ellis (Bladmineerders van Europa) The mine is also described and illustrated in British leafminers. Larva: Mining larvae uniformly greenish yellow with a darker head and prothoracic shield (Emmet, 1985a) (Bladmineerders van Europa). The larva is described and illustrated in British leafminers. Pupa: Pupation occurs in a ribbed white cocoon spun on debris. The winter is passed in this stage. (UKMoths). The cocoon is described and illustrated in British leafminers. Adult: The adult is illustrated in UKMoths. The male and female genitalia are illustrated by the Lepidoptera Dissection Group. Hosts in Britain: Rosaceae       Crataegus     Pitkin & Plant Crataegus     British leafminers Crataegus     UKMoths Malus     Pitkin & Plant Malus     British leafminers Malus     UKMoths Pyrus     Pitkin & Plant Pyrus     British leafminers Pyrus     UKMoths Sorbus     Pitkin & Plant Sorbus     British leafminers Sorbus     UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Rosaceae       Amelanchier     Bladmineerders van Europa Chaenomeles     Hering,1957a Cotoneaster     Hering,1957a Crataegus douglasii   Bladmineerders van Europa Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn Bladmineerders van Europa Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Bladmineerders van Europa Cydonia oblonga Quince Hering,1957a Malus pumila Apple Bladmineerders van Europa, as Malus domestica Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Hering,1957a Mespilus germanica Medlar Bladmineerders van Europa Mespilus germanica Medlar Hering,1957a Prunus instititia   Bladmineerders van Europa Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Bladmineerders van Europa Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn Bladmineerders van Europa Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn Hering,1957a Pyrus communis Pear Bladmineerders van Europa Pyrus communis Pear Hering,1957a Sorbus aria Common Whitebeam Bladmineerders van Europa Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Bladmineerders van Europa Sorbus torminalis Service-tree Bladmineerders van Europa Time of year - larvae: July and August (UKMoths; British leafminers). Time of year - adults: May and early June (UKMoths). Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: The moth occurs in wooded areas throughout England and southern Scotland (UKMoths) including North Essex, North Hants and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN Grid map: Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Corsica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and Northwest, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Switzerland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). NBN interactive distribution maps of known host species in Britain and elsewhere: Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Cydonia oblonga, Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Prunus spinosa, Pyracantha coccinea, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus torminalis Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.

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Last updated 20-Aug-2010  Brian Pitkin