Faddiley

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Faddiley:

Spent Sunday 24/09/2017 leaf mining around the lanes of Faddiley with Huw John & Mel Bellingham. Amongst the 68 species of moth found were these two:

Pammene fasciana larva emerged overnight from an acorn.

Pammene fasciana larva - Faddiley - 24/09/2017

Look for frass at the side of a hole in the acorn and wait for the larva to emerge, as there are other species which feed inside acorns.

Pammene fasciana larva - Faddiley - 24/09/2017

Coleophora anatipennella larval case on the underside of a Blackthorn leaf.

Coleophora anatipennella larval case - Faddiley

Look for numerous small white spots on the upper surface of the leaf where the larva has already fed.

Coleophora anatipennella feeding signs - Faddiley

Regards,
Steve

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