Head rough-haired; Ocelli absent
Antenna 2/3 length of forewing, simple, scape dilated to form an eyecap, first segment of flagellum deeply notched in male
Labial palps minute; Maxillary palps rudimentary; Proboscis short and unscaled
Forewing lanceolate; Hindwing 2/3 width of forewing, narrow lanceolate, cilia 3x width of wing
Hindtibia with long hairs dorsally, short hairs ventrally
Male genitalia: uncus absent, socii form 2 setose lobes; Female genitalia: apophyses anteriores absent
Antenna 2/3 length of forewing, simple, scape dilated to form an eyecap, first segment of flagellum deeply notched in male
Labial palps minute; Maxillary palps rudimentary; Proboscis short and unscaled
Forewing lanceolate; Hindwing 2/3 width of forewing, narrow lanceolate, cilia 3x width of wing
Hindtibia with long hairs dorsally, short hairs ventrally
Male genitalia: uncus absent, socii form 2 setose lobes; Female genitalia: apophyses anteriores absent
Bucculatrix (13S)
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001 Bucculatrix cristatella
(Crested Bent-wing) 
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002 Bucculatrix nigricomella
(Daisy Bent-wing) 
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003 Bucculatrix maritima
(Saltern Bent-wing) 
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004 Bucculatrix chrysanthemella
First recorded 2009 |
005 Bucculatrix humiliella
ws8-9mm; Aug-May; leaf mine yarrow (Achillea millefolium); RDB but locally common in valleys of Scottish Highlands |
006 Bucculatrix frangutella
(Buckthorn Bent-wing) ws: 7-8mm; Jun-Jul; leaf mine buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus), alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus); buckthorn carr in fens and open woodland South of line from Wash to Severn |
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007 Bucculatrix albedinella
(Elm Bent-wing) 
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008 Bucculatrix cidarella
(Alder Bent-wing) 
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009 Bucculatrix thoracella
(Lime Bent-wing) 
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010 Bucculatrix ulmella
(Oak Bent-wing) 
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011 Bucculatrix ulmifoliae
New to Britain in 2006, found mining a hybrid elm (Sapporo 'Autumn Gold') |
012 Bucculatrix bechsteinella
(Hawthorn Bent-wing) 
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013 Bucculatrix demaryella
(Birch Bent-wing) 
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Provisional Key to species of Bucculatrix
Forewing |
Frontal tuft |
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Unicolorous grey |
B.cristatella |
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Unicolorous brown |
B.maritima (part) |
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Ground colour yellow |
Yellow |
B.thoracella |
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Ground colour dark fuscous |
Ochreous |
B.cidarella |
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Not as above |
Black |
B.nigricomella |
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" |
White / whitish |
Black apical streak |
B.albedinella |
" |
" |
No black apical streak |
B.bechsteinella |
" |
" |
(Antenna white, ringed fuscous) |
B.frangutella* |
" |
" |
(Antenna fuscous, ringed white) |
B.humiliella* |
" |
" |
B.ulmifoliae* |
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" |
Brown |
B.demaryella |
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" |
Ochreous |
B.ulmella |
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Long white basal streak |
Brown in centre, white at side (variable) |
Postmedian and subapical costal and dorsal white strigulae |
B.maritima (part) |
" |
" |
No strigulae? |
B.chrysanthemella** |
* B.frangutella, B.humiliella, B.ulmifoliae appear very similar to B.bechsteinella - more work needed, possibly B.humiliella (which only occurs in the Scottish Highlands) can be distinguished on antennal features. **Based on a single web image of B.chrysanthemella
