Bucculatrix thoracella
Bucculatrix thoracella
14.009 BF273
Wingspan 6-8 mm.
A tiny but easily distinguished species, showing large brown patches on a yellow ground colour and a narrow brown streak extending into the cilia.
It is associated with small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) and sometimes common lime (T. x vulgaris), the larvae mining the leaves at first, then creating small feeding windows.
The moths fly in June, and sometimes again in August in the south.
See also:
Leafmine (British Leaf Mining Fauna)
Leafmine (De bladmineerders van Nederland)
A tiny but easily distinguished species, showing large brown patches on a yellow ground colour and a narrow brown streak extending into the cilia.
It is associated with small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) and sometimes common lime (T. x vulgaris), the larvae mining the leaves at first, then creating small feeding windows.
The moths fly in June, and sometimes again in August in the south.
See also:
Leafmine (British Leaf Mining Fauna)
Leafmine (De bladmineerders van Nederland)
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 14 |
| May | 29 |
| June | 17 |
| July | 47 |
| August | 111 |
| September | 113 |
| October | 177 |
| November | 41 |
| December | 3 |
