Leaf Mines on Fagus sylvatica

Forewing Length: 3-4mm; Wingspan: 6-8mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
June - July	June - July August - October (Earliest: 6.9)	August - May	May - June August

Biotopes:	Beech Forest	Wet Forest	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Sapindaceae	Castanea sativa	Fagus sylvatica	Alnus glutinosa
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Betula	Sorbus
Parasitoids:	Diadegma crassum Larva	Gelis melanogaster Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Bucculatrix thoracella
Bucculatrix thoracella
Nature Spot: Bucculatrix thoracella
Lepiforum: Bucculatrix thoracella
British Leafminers: Bucculatrix thoracella
Leaf and Stem Mines of British Flies: Bucculatrix thoracella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Bucculatrix thoracella

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