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Bucculatrix ulmella Zeller, 1848 [Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae] Bucculatrix ulmella Zeller, 1848. Linn. Ent. 3: 288.

Leaf-mine: The mine is a short contorted gallery close to the midrib of a leaf, containing broken black frass (UKMoths). The leaf-mine is also illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: The larva is illustrated in UKMoths and British leafminers. Pupa: When pupating, in common with other Bucculatrix species, the larva creates a distinctive ribbed cocoon surrounded by a 'palisade' of vertical silken hairs (UKMoths). The pupa and cocoon are illustrated in British leafminers. Hosts in Britain: Fagaceae       Quercus     British leafminers Quercus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Quercus     UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Fagaceae       Castanea sativa Horse chestnut Nederlandse bladmineerders Quercus     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: July, September - October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: A fairly common species over England, including Lancaster (Greater Manchester and Littleborough) (UKMoths) and Hants (Fleet and Hayling Island) (British leafminers), Wales and Scotland, though like many of its genus probably overlooked (UKMoths), Bucks, Durham, East Kent, East Perth, Hunts, Mid Perth, Middlesex, North Hants, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Hants, South Lancaster, Surrey, Warwick, West Lancaster and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - GiGL, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded from Ireland (UKMoths). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, European Turkey, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia Central, East and Northwest, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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Last updated 20-Aug-2008  Brian Pitkin