Photo © Mike Wall
Bohemannia pulverosella
Checklist Number04.071 [B&F: 0040]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Subfamily: | Nepticulinae |
| Genus: | Bohemannia |
| Species: | pulverosella |
| Authority: | (Stainton, 1849) |
Common throughout much of England, Wales, central Scotland and western Ireland. Rather local in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, but occasionally numerous in certain areas. Wingspan 6-7.5 mm. The speckled imago has yellow head and white eyecaps, and can only be separated from other similar species by dissection of the genitalia. Adults difficult to distinguish from other related species, and more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Apple, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
