B&F: 0274

ABH: 14.010

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  7-8mm

Flight Period:  Bivoltine: June, August

Observations:  The larvae mine the leaves of Oak. I have reared specimens from leaf-litter collected from under Oak trees in Bedford Purlieus during January, which when brought indoors, then emerged in March.

Confusion Species: Bucculatrix thoracella

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  1941, KDNHS