Friday 21 September 2012

Early Stages: Hawthorn miners in abundance

All of the hawthorn hedgerows I look at are currently covered in mines of a range of species, here are four species from the last couple of days:

Ectoedemia atricollis
 Ectoedemia atricollis tenanted mine on Hawthorn (2)
Ectoedemia atricollis tenanted mine on Hawthorn

Parornix anglicella
 Parornix anglicella - leaf fold on Hawthorn (2)Parornix anglicella - leaf fold on Hawthorn

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae mine on Hawthorn Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae mine on Hawthorn - underside

Phyllonorycter corylifoliella Phyllonorycter corylifoliella mine on Hawthorn Phyllonorycter corylifoliella leaf mine

Dave

Wednesday 19 September 2012

Early stages: Adaina microdactyla

The 'bore holes' and associated galls caused by the larvae of this species are relatively easy to find right now; I found a handful in 2-3 minutes on my way to pick up the kids from school.

Adaina microdactyla - gall on Hemp-agrimony

Adaina microdactyla - gall on Hemp-agrimony (2)


Opening up the stems gently will generally reveal the larva inside...
Adaina microdactyla - larva in Hemp-agrimony stem

Adaina microdactyla - larva in Hemp-agrimony stem (2)

Dave

Monday 17 September 2012

More mining gems

Whilst we all seem to have suffered with records to the traps, leaf mines are in abundance everywhere right now here in East Kent.

Here's a few more from recent days...

Stigmella continuella
Stigmella continuella

Stigmella betulicola
Stigmella betulicola (2)

Stigmella basiguttella
Stigmella basiguttella

Phyllonorycter esperella Phyllonorycter esperella

Phyllocnistis unipunctella Phyllocnistis unipunctella (2)

Leucoptera malifoliella
Leucoptera malifoliella (2)

Dave



Friday 14 September 2012

Continuing the rich seam of miners

So many mines around right now; here's a few more from the last few days:

Stigmella plagicolella
Stigmella plagicolella - plentiful mines

Scrobipalpa costella
Scrobipalpa costella - tenanted mines Scrobipalpa costella - tenanted mine

Bedellia somnulentella
Bedellia somnulentella - tenanted mines Bedellia somnulentella - tenanted mine

Tischeria ekebladella
Tischeria ekebladella mines

Stigmella trimaculella (inc cocoon)
Stigmella trimaculella mine and cocoon

Stigmella samiatella
Stigmella samiatella

Dave

Monday 10 September 2012

A rich seam of Bucculatrix mines

There are mines everywhere right now from across a wide range of host plants; it really is prime time for miners.

These four Bucculatrix species were all found locally over the last few days:

 Bucculatrix thoracella
Bucculatrix thoracella (2)

Bucculatrix bechsteinella Bucculatrix bechsteinella mine and feeding signs (2)

 Bucculatrix albedinella Bucculatrix albedinella (2)

Bucculatrix ulmella
Bucculatrix ulmella

Dave