Hi Steve, great find! Nearest Fragrant site is Cerne I believe. I have seen SMO there in recent years, on the main west facing slope at Ridgeway and needed to clamber down, so ideal if close to path! Thanks for sharing. Phil
27.05.2025 09:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I’m not sure it is HWRM now. Larva fully fed and it hasn’t made the white blister mine I was expecting. Could be Scarce Wood-rush Miner, E trapeziella but larva not reddish, maybe that will happen? So, dunno for now …
19.03.2025 11:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Yes sure it is 😀
16.03.2025 19:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Nice to see early mine and larva in Hairy Wood-rush of Hairy Wood-rush Miner Elachista tengstromi. From West Wood outside Winchester. New to me 😀
16.03.2025 19:19 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Searching for leaf miners on Dartmoor today with Barry Henwood. We found two species on Greater Tussock-sedge: nice straight mine of Elachista utonella Bog Sedge-miner, a lifer for me, and the messy mine of E. gleichenella Twin-barred Sedge-miner #teammoth
16.03.2025 19:00 — 👍 50 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Very good, Dean. Not 100% confirmed but I found 2 cases of Dahlica triquetrella near Hyndland station mid April last year, one wingless female emerged, and I’m waiting for next generation to emerge from their cases right now. Keep an eye out, they’re around you! As soon as can I’ll post pics
16.03.2025 17:43 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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