14.002 Bucculatrix nigricomella (Daisy Tuft)
ws: 7-8mm; bivoltine - Jun, Aug; leaf mine oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare); local throughout Britain except N.Scotland
Bucculatrix nigricomella §1 male
ID: Similar to well-marked forms of B.maritima. Distinguished by eyecaps - white in nigricomella, brown in maritima; antenna shades to whitish apically in nigricomela, brown to apex in maritima; size maritima has ws 8-9mm; and male genitalia distinctive.
§1 Galmpton, Devon; 28/07/2010; fw 3.8mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 08/05/2011; male; fw 4.0mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2014; male; fw 3.9mm
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; male; fw 3.5mm
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; male
§6 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; male; fw 4.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 08/05/2011; male; fw 4.0mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2014; male; fw 3.9mm
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; male; fw 3.5mm
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 23/07/2019; male
§6 Covert Woods, Kent; 09/05/2022; male; fw 4.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published Feb 2011 (§1) | §3 added 22/12/2014 | §4&5 added 01/03/2020 | §6 added 08/06/2022
