![]() Lep:Bucculatricidae
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14.011 Bucculatrix
ulmifoliae M.Hering,
1931
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Food Plant: Ulmus pumila x japonica (Sapporo Autumn Gold), Ulmus 'New Horizon', Ulmus 'Lobel', Ulmus minor ssp. minor, Ulmus procera (English Elm) Egg: Underside of leaf, usually close to a midrib Mine: June, October Notes: Starts as a contorted frass-filled gallery, between the midrib and vein. Later the gallery, with broken black frass, follows a vein before turning away. The final mine is 11-15mm long. Discovered in 2006 in Farnham, Surrey (Langmaid et al 2007). It hasnow been found in Southern Counties from Kent to Bedfordshire (Banthorpe, 2021). Data: 24.x.2006, Farnham, Surrey, VC17 Image:© Rob Edmunds Recording category: L References: |
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