Early stages: Hypericum miners

These mines on Hypericum are still around in profusion at the moment: Eucalybites auroguttella and Ectoedemia septembrella


Eucalybites auroguttella



Ectoedemia septembrella

Early stages: Rowan leaf miners

Rowan is host to a number of Lepidopteran leaf miners, some of which are illustrated here.

Stigmella sorbi


Stigmella nylandriella


Stigmella magdalenae

Phyllonorycter sorbi

Early stages: Ectoedemia quinquella

A walk in Ruberries Wood, near Frogham, East Kent (VC15), in the rain at the weekend paid dividends - over 40 species as miners and other early stages, including one brand new one for me: Ectoedemia quinquella mines on Oak.

Multiple mines


Close up of young larva in mine


Close up of mature larva in mine

Get 'em while they last:late Autumn miners galore

Despite the wind and the rain, there are still plenty of leaf mines around, but you'll need to act quickly as most of the leaves won't be around for much longer...

Phyllonorycter lautella on Oak, Faggs Wood, Canterbury

Phyllonorycter tristrigella on Elm, Fredville Park, Nonington

Phyllonorycter stettinensis on Alder

Phyllonorycter rajella on Alder

Phyllonorycter lantanella on Viburnum, Aylesham, East Kent

Ectoedemia subbimaculella on Oak, Clowes Wood, Canterbury

Ectoedemia occultella on Birch, Aylesham, East Kent

Back on the blog

Well work has been too manic to allow any time to keep the blog going, but hopefully now back and able to catch up a bit. To kick start things, just a few early stage finds of late...
Coleophora albitarsella
Coleophora gryphipennella

Coleophora alticolella/glaucicolella
Coleophora argentula