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Family: Bucculatricidae   Checklist Number: 14.013

Bucculatrix demaryella (Duponchel, 1840)

Birch Tuft

An example netted at North Loch Eynort, South Uist on 26 June 2024 was the first for the Outer Hebrides. On the wing in May and June in broadleaved woodland. The larvae feed mainly on birches (Betula spp.).

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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