Bucculatrix ulmella

Bucculatrix ulmella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. ulmella
Binomial name
	Bucculatrix ulmella; Zeller, 1848
Synonyms
	Bucculatrix ulmella var. sircomella Stainton, 1848; Bucculatrix ulmella f. vetustella Stainton, 1846;

Bucculatrix ulmella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Slovenia and Bulgaria. It was first described in 1848 by Philipp Christoph Zeller.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.^[3] The head is ferruginous, sometimes mixed with dark fuscous in middle. Antennal eyecaps ochreous-whitish. Forewings ochreous-whitish, irrorated with brown; four oblique costal spots, first and third large, and a large median dorsal spot dark fuscous; cilia more ochreous tinged. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale grey-greenish; lateral line darker; dots whitish; head pale brown; segment 2 brownish-grey, black-dotted.^[4]

Adults are on wing from May to June and again in August.^[5]

The larvae feed on Castanea sativa, Quercus faginea, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus robur, Quercus rubra and Quercus trojana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[6] Larvae can be found in July and again from September to October.

Gallery

Mined oak leaf
Larva

References

^ "Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ UKmoths
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ British Lepidoptera Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Ellis, W N. "Bucculatrix ulmella Zeller, 1848 oak bent-wing". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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[1] "Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] UKmoths

[4] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[5] British Lepidoptera Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[6] Ellis, W N. "Bucculatrix ulmella Zeller, 1848 oak bent-wing". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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