14.007 Bucculatrix albedinella (Elm Bent-wing)
ws: 8-9mm (MBGBI2); Jun; leaf mine English elm (Ulmus procera), small-leaved elm (U.carpinifolia); common in hedgerows and woodland edges in England
Bucculatrix albedinella §1 male
ID: Very similar to B.bechsteinella. Distinguished in the key in MBGBI2 by the presence of a dark apical streak.
Dissection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 Foulness, Essex; 20/05/2018; male; fw 4.0mm; netted by day around elm trees
§2 Foulness, Essex; 28/07/2018; female; fw 3.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 28/07/2018; female; fw 3.8mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/05/2018 (§1) | §2 added 25/04/2019
