Rob Edmunds

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That’s a lot! - I had just 2 last night (Large Yellow Underwings)

Aborted Stigmella salicis

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Ask your county beetle recorder if they’d like records
Easy to rear - put in a pot with some damp tissue wrapped around the stalk
Open each day to stop mould
Adults soon emerge

Brown blotches are Isochnus species - usually foliorum
Yes to pastorella on the left photo

Well done Ruth
You’ve found it ✔️

It is Steve
Easy to spot too in green islands at this time of year

Lower leaf has the green island by the petiole

Doublet rack frass is characteristic. Larva hides in the mined petiole

The gales are bringing down leaves. Look for green islands at the base of the Populus species for Ectoedemia mines. This is the first Ectoedemia hannoverella of the season on Black Poplar this morning
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I was surprised how quickly it emerged Steve

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Poplars are tricky especially as suckers Les
Grey Polar has smoother edges and feels thicker than a black poplar leaf

Look at wasteland or unkempt edges of urban lanes for this species Annie. I’ve even found them growing bu the path by level crossing gates

Adult moth

Exuviae protruding from mine

pastorella mine - long and with a strong central crease

I bought a mine of Phyllonorycter pastorella from our Weeping Willow indoors yesterday afternoon to see if an adult would emerge
It did - by this morning!
A very handsome moth
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Probably Lyonetia clerkella but need to see the frass pattern to be sure

I think that’s Poplar Les which makes the mine Phyllocnistis unipunctella

Don’t know if anyone is interested in any of these as I’m having a clear out
I also have the complete run from 1955 (mostly in good condition)
Make an offer?

Think it’s Phyllonorycter messaniella. P cerasicolella mines cause the leaf to arch up as the mine contracts. Your leaf stays flat

What is the plant Steve

A lovely location

Red-green Carpet last night. Sitting with its abdomen tip raised - I’ve never noticed this behaviour before in this species #norfolkmoths

That looks ok

Good find too 👍

Heterarthrus microcephalus mines willow leaf tips

Larva in mine of microcephalus

Blotch mining Lyonetia prunifoliella

Note copious frass extruded beneath the leaf

Heterathrus microcephalus on our Weeping Willow - a sawfly miner I rarely see. Lyonetia prunifoliella mining Blackthorn seedlings in the garden. Lots of frass extruded under the leaf is characteristic

Left hand one definitely with long mine and strong central crease

Beaded Chestnut was NFY last night. I found this Gold Triangle on the outside of the trap as I emptied it

Northern Deep-brown Dart is synonomised with Deep Brown Dart now Alan and all our British moths are Deep Brown Dart. Barcoding showed there was no difference

Sallow moths blend in with fallen leaves #norfolkmoths

Interesting and enjoyable art installation of fen sounds at Wicken Fen (ends Sunday) with sound hoods playing fen sounds eg underwater plants and animals etc. Loved this one as it fills with water and tips up causing an ocarina to sound!