A couple of Leaf-mine Queries
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:57 am
What a great time of year this is for leaf-mining, with tenanted leaf-mines almost everywhere you look!
There are just 2 mines still causing me difficulty........
Firstly, this vacated gallery mine on Beech at the Henbury Millenium Green is, I think, Stigmella hemargyrella because of the coiled frass (see photos) but the mine starts at the mid-rib (which would indicate Stigmella tityrella).
Secondly, this blotch mine on the underside of an Oak leaf at Astbury Mere contained a very distinctive larva which I can't identify (pictures attached).
Advice please.......
Tim
There are just 2 mines still causing me difficulty........
Firstly, this vacated gallery mine on Beech at the Henbury Millenium Green is, I think, Stigmella hemargyrella because of the coiled frass (see photos) but the mine starts at the mid-rib (which would indicate Stigmella tityrella).
Secondly, this blotch mine on the underside of an Oak leaf at Astbury Mere contained a very distinctive larva which I can't identify (pictures attached).
Advice please.......
Tim