14.002 Bucculatrix nigricomella (Daisy Bent-wing)
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.
Dissection
Male genitalia
§1 Galmpton, Devon; 28/07/2010; fw3.8mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 08/05/2011; male; fw 4.0mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 16/07/2014; male; fw 3.9mm
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
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published Feb 2011 (§1) | §3 added 22/12/2014