Species Details

ABH: 14.011

BF: 274a

Family: Bucculatricidae

Taxon: Bucculatrix ulmifoliae

Authority: Hering, 1931

Vernacular: Surrey Elm Tuft

Account: Naturalised, through accidental introduction. First discovered in Britain in October 2006, when unidentified mines were found in a hybrid Elm (Sapporo 'Autumn Gold') at a park in Farnham, Surrey. When bred through, these proved to be B. ulmifoliae, a species new to Britain, formerly considered conspecific with B. albedinella. Larva mines leaves of Elm, over-wintering as a pupa.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 8 — 9 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Adventive

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/bucculatrix-ulmifoliae/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 6

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 2006

Latest Year: 2025

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