Bucculatrix demaryella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1840.
Bucculatrix demaryella (Duponchel, 1840) Wingspan c. 9mm. Distributed across much of the British Isles, though somewhat overlooked and difficult to find.
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What is the larva of Bucculatrix demaryella?
A rather plain looking grey-brown and white moth. It is most often recorded from the leafmines of its larva which usually mines the leaves of Birch.
The mine begins at an oval, lower-surface egg. Here begins a short, full depth corridor, often along the midrib or a thick vein.
B.albedinella has a white thorax thinly irrorate fuscous while B.demaryella has a yellowish white thorax variably mixed brown; B.albedinella is not known to ...
A single brooded species that flies at night and comes to light. The larvae feed on Betula, Castanea or Corylus. They pupate in a ribbed, white cocoon on the ...
Find out about the status of Bucculatrix demaryella (Birch Bent-wing) in Kent. Learn more on its distribution, phenology and ecology.
Notes: The inital gallery is contorted and then follows a vein, before often turning at right angles. In the free feeding phase the larva window feeds on the ...
Jul 10, 2019 · The larva begins with a short, full depth corridor, often along the midrib or a thick vein. Most of the mine with a thick frass line.
Classification ; kingdom; Animalia ; phylum; Arthropoda ; class; Insecta ; order; Lepidoptera ; family; Bucculatricidae ...