No adult moths for the New Year as yet (last night's trap here at Westcott, Bucks produced a not-unexpected nil return), but I managed to find larvae of three micro species today. In the garden were active leaf-mines of
Stigmella aurella on bramble and
Phyllonorycter leucographella on pyracantha, both of which have multiple broods throughout the year. Then a short trip out locally to inspect holm oaks at Quainton and Middle Claydon produced the expected mines of
Ectoedemia heringella on trees at both locations, now being the best time of year to look for evidence of this recent invader.
Dave Wilton
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| Stigmella aurella, Westcott 2nd January |
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| Ectoedemia heringella, Quainton 2nd January |
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