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Bucculatrix maritima Stainton, 1851 [Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae] Bucculatrix maritima Stainton, 1851. Cat. Suppl.:11.

Leaf-mine: The larva creates a narrow gallery containing black or brownish frass, and subsequently one or more shorter mines or windows (UKMoths). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers. Larva: The larva is illustrated in UKMoths. Pupa: The cocoon is illustrated in UKMoths. Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Aster tripolium Sea Aster British leafminers Aster tripolium Sea Aster Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Aster tripolium Sea Aster UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Aster tripolium Sea Aster Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: April - May and July - August (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: June and August (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: A relatively common species around the coastal saltings of England and Wales, though probably overlooked as an adult due to its size (UKMoths), Dorset, North Essex South Hants, South Wilts (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). 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, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East, North and Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 04-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin