Bucculatricidae

0276 (ABH14.013) Bucculatrix demaryella, (Duponchel, 1840)

KR01067

 pre-2000
 2000-2009
 2010-2019
 2020-onwards

General Information

The larvae initially produce a contorted gallery mine which follows a vein and which often turns at right angles later.


Wingspan: 8-9mm
Foodplant(s): birches (Betula spp.), Hazel (Corylus avellana), Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Flying: One generation, May-June

Habitat

Open woodland, heaths, moors and bogs.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Huntingdonshire.

Similar Species
Leaf mine on Oak
Leaf mine on Oak
 Photo © Barry Dickerson