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

Alder Phyll fills out the year list

Although late in the year, still managed to add another to the year list last week in the shape of Phyllonorycter strigulatella leaf mines on Grey Alder.



Whilst many leaves had already fallen, those that remained held plenty of mines from this species as well as those of P. rajella, P. kleemannella and P. stettinensis.

 Phyllonorycter strigulatella and P. kleemannella leaf mines Phyllonorycter rajella leaf mine (underside) Phyllonorycter stettinensis leaf mine