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stevehind
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Sutton Lane Ends

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Sutton Lane Ends – 03/10/2017:

Mines of Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella. A local species in Cheshire, restricted to hedgerows containing plentiful Crab Apple.

Stigmella malella - 03/10/2017
Stigmella malella - 03/10/2017
Ancylis badiana larva, ex spinning in Vetch.
Ancylis badiana - 03/10/2017
Ancylis badiana - 03/10/2017
Ancylis badiana spins the leaves of Clovers and Vetches into a pod and feeds inside. The larva often overwinters fully fed and pupates inside the pod so can be found throughout the Winter.
Ancylis badiana - 03/10/2017
Ancylis badiana - 03/10/2017
Presumably this is the work of Choreutis pariana and how it came to be named Apple Leaf Skeletonizer.
Choreutis pariana feeding - 03/10/2017
Choreutis pariana feeding - 03/10/2017
Regards,
Steve

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