Comments on: Bucculatrix maritima observation on the foodplant http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2013/07/03/bucculatrix-maritima-observation-on-the-foodplant/ Topical information from the Suffolk Moth Group Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Tony Prichard http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2013/07/03/bucculatrix-maritima-observation-on-the-foodplant/#comment-319 Tony Prichard Sat, 06 Jul 2013 16:56:15 +0000 http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=3005#comment-319 An interesting observation. I would be hesistant to make a strong association with a foodplant based on the presence of pupae only – larvae are prone to wander when looking for pupation sites and may completely leave the larval foodplant. Were any larval leaf-mines noted on the Sea Arrow Grass? I ran the lepiforum.de page through the Google translator and it would appear that Sea Arrow Grass is noted only as a pupation site and not foodplant. I would expect to see some direct observation of the larvae with the foodplant before acknowledging it as a foodplant. It could be that it is not on either Sea Arrow Grass or Sea Aster but some other foodplant.

Tony

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