| 14.008 ~ 0272 ~ Bucculatrix cidarella ~ Alder Bent-wing | ||
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UK Status Resident. Widely distributed and common throughout the British Isles. Montgomeryshire Status Present in the extremes, west and east, of the county. Wingspan : M & F, 8-9mm. Confusion species None. |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)  Habitat Wherever the foodplant is found. Foodplant Alder and bog-myrtle. Lifestage data Leaf miner. Eggs laid on underside of leaf. Larva firstly mines a long narrow gallery, then feeds exposed on underside of the leaf. Pupates in a cocoon spun on a leaf stalk or amongst detritus below. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by MW, 22nd July 2011, Cors Dyfi Leaf mine on bog-myrtle |
 Photo by DB, 18th July 2012, Middletown |
 Photo by MW, 22nd July 2011, Cors Dyfi Larva |
 Photo by MW, 22nd July 2011, Cors Dyfi Cocoon |
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