I have added two more photographs. They are not brilliant but you should be able to see the gut line - the head appears pale through a lens. Hopefully they are good enough for your purposes. The leaf is currently stuck to our window!
As it would be a Bucks first it would be really good to have the adult reared for confirmation. Would you like to try this or you could see if there is a volunteer to do it. Are there any more mines on the tree?
I would rather someone with better skills attempted to do so! As yet I have not found further mines however it is a tall tree and I haven't tried a step ladder!
Looks like Stigmella pyri to me. Worth keeping to rear the moth.
ReplyDeleteAs it would be a Bucks first it would be really good to have the adult reared for confirmation. Would you like to try this or you could see if there is a volunteer to do it. Are there any more mines on the tree?
ReplyDeleteI would rather someone with better skills attempted to do so! As yet I have not found further mines however it is a tall tree and I haven't tried a step ladder!
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