HELIOZELIDS

Mines created by members of the Heliozelidae family are as rare as hens' teeth in Calderdale if my attempts to find them are anything to go by, so to find evidence of two species in three weeks was pretty special.

6.001 Shining Dogwood Cutter (Antispila metallella), mine and cut-out  on Dogwood at Salterhebble on Aug. 18th.

This cut-out had a strange construction inside which I initially thought may have been the work of a parasitic wasp larva. It appears however to be the egg of a lacewing, they create this stem and lay on top of it to deter predators.

6.004 Alder Cutter (Heliozela resplendella) mine in Common Alder at Tag meadow, Cromwell Bottom on Sept. 9th 2025. 

A line of frass can just be made out along the mid-rib, then along a side vein where it then crosses the leaf blade into another vein and then back towards the mid-rib. The larva perished before reaching the cutting stage

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2025

Sept. 16th: Stigmella aceris - mines and larva   (4a)

Sept. 9th: Heliozela resplendella - mine   (6)

Sept. 3rd: Red Underwing   (72c)

Aug. 19th: Stigmella trimaculella  - mine   (4b)

Aug. 19th: Hawthorn Moth - mines + larvae   (25)

Aug. 16th: Coleophora alcyonipennella   (37a)

Aug. 16th: Old Lady   (73b)

Aug. 16th: Catoptria falsella   (63b)

Aug. 12th: Antispila metallella - mines   (6)

Aug. 8th: Stigmella incognitella - mine   (4c)

Aug. 8th: Coleophora discordella - case, larva + mines   (37a)

Aug. 2nd: Pale Mottled Willow   (73b)

Aug. 2nd: Acrobasis consociella   (62)

Aug. 2nd: Acleris aspersana   (49b)

Aug. 2nd: Oak Nycteoline   (74)

July 15th: Phyllonorycter roboris - pupa   (15b)

July 15th: Notocelia roborana   (49f)

July 12th: Varied Coronet   (73f)

July 12th: Pied Rabbit Moth   (17)

July 11th: Phyllonorycter nicellii   (15e)

July 8th: Stigmella floslactella - mine   (4b)

July 4th: Small Rivulet   (70c)

July 3rd: Red-tipped Clearwing   (52)

July 2nd: Parornix devoniella   (15b)

July 2nd: Scarce Silver-lines   (74)

July 2nd: Box-tree Moth   (63a)

June 30th: Argyresthia pygmaeella   (20)

June 30th: Short-cloaked Moth   (74)  

June 29th: Zelleria oleastrella   (16)

June 29th: Athrips mouffetella   (35)

June 29th: Celypha striana   (49c) 

June 29th: Barred Yellow   (70b)

June 29th: Parornix finitimella   (15b)

June 29th: Mompha lacteella   (40)

June 26th: Stigmella plagicolella - mines   (4b)

June 21st: Ancylis achatana   (49d)

June 19th: Yellow-legged Clearwing   (52)

June 17th: Snout   (72a)

June 7th: Scarlet Tiger   (72b)

June 1st: Anania perlucidalis   (63a)

May 31st: Coleophora discordella   (37a)

May 31st: Bilberry Tortrix   (49a)

May 10th: Epinotia abbreviana - feeding signs   (49e)

May 6th: Dichrorampha plumbana   (49f)

May 2nd: Scrobipalpa acuminatella   (35)

May 2nd: Lime Hawkmoth f. brunnea   (69)   

Apr. 29th: Scarlet Tiger - larva   (72b)

Apr. 26th: Wood Tiger - adults, larva, pupa + cocoon   (72b)

Apr. 22nd: Coleophora paripennella - mines   (37b)

Apr. 18th: Oak-tree Pug   (70d)

Apr. 18th: Water Carpet   (70c)

Apr. 18th: Diamond-back Moth   (18)

Apr. 13th: Shoulder Stripe   (70b)

Apr. 13th: Acleris cristana   (49b)

Apr. 13th: Stigmella lapponica + dissection   (4a)

Apr. 13th: Twin-spotted Quaker f. immaculana   (73e)

Apr. 13th: Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella   (15d)

Mar. 7th: Dotted Border - male   (70f)