14.010 Bucculatrix ulmella (Oak Tuft)
ws: 7-8mm (MBGBI2), fw 3.5-4.0mm (Sterling & Parsons); bivoltine - May-Jun, Aug; oak (Quercus spp); common in woodland with mature oaks throughout UK except N.Scotland
Bucculatrix ulmella §2 male
ID: Head ochreous. Similar to B.demaryella which is larger (ws: 8-9mm, fw 4.0-4.5mm) and has a brown vertex.
§1 Cherry Orchard CP, Essex; 22/07/2014; male; fw 3.4mm
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 23/04/2014; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014; female; fw 3.0mm
§4 Belfairs Woods, Essex; 10/08/2018; female; fw 2.8mm
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 13/08/2020; male; fw 2.9mm
§6 ??; 2020; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 23/04/2014; male
§3 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/05/2014; female; fw 3.0mm
§4 Belfairs Woods, Essex; 10/08/2018; female; fw 2.8mm
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 13/08/2020; male; fw 2.9mm
§6 ??; 2020; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 added 02/05/2014 | §1 replaced 29/07/2014 | §3 added 14/01/2015 | Text amended 28/05/2018 | §4 added 03/02/209 |
§5 added 07/02/2021 | §6 added 10/04/2021
§5 added 07/02/2021 | §6 added 10/04/2021
