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Bucculatrix frangutella (Goeze, 1783) [Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae] Tinea frangutella Goeze, 1783. Ent. Beitr. 3: Bucculatrix frangutella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Bucculatrix frangulella (Goeze, 1783).

Leaf-mine: The highly distinctive, violet or purplish spiral mines of this species are often the key to its discovery. They can be found on leaves, often several to a leaf. After the initial leaf-mining phase, the larva feeds externally on the underside of the leaves, creating small feeding windows, before pupating in a ribbed cocoon typical of the Bucculatriginae (UKMoths). The leaf-mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in British leafminers. Pupa: The cocoon is illustrated in British leafminers. Hosts in Britain: Rhamnaceae       Frangula     British leafminers Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn UKMoths Rhamnus catharticus Buckthorn British leafminers Rhamnus catharticus Buckthorn Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rhamnus catharticus Buckthorn UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Rhamnaceae       Frangula     Nederlandse bladmineerders Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Belgian Lepidoptera Rhamnus catharticus Buckthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Rhamnus catharticus Buckthorn Belgian Lepidoptera Time of year - mines: August and September (UKMoths). Time of year - adults: June and July (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Mainly in the southern half of England, including Suffolk (Elveden Forest) (UKMoths), Hants (Fleet) (British leafminers), Cambridge, Dorset, North Hants, North Somerset, South Devon, South Hants, South Wilts and West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, JNCC and NE), with occasional scattered colonies further north (UKMoths). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 21-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin