LEAF MINES LATE SUMMER 2024

The last few days of August and in to early September brought some nice finds of quite scarce mines to the area.

Orange-spotted Miner in goosefoot at Sowerby Lane, Sowerby.

Pale Maple Stilt in Sycamore at Ellen Royd, Midgley.

White-spot Mompha in Enchanter's Nightshade at Midgehole carpark, The Crags.

Oak Cloud in oak at Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge.

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2024

Oct. 6th: Halesus radiatus   (A Caddisfly)

Oct. 1st: Phyllonorycter messaniella - mines    (15c)

Sept. 24th: Coleophora peribenanderi - larva, mines + cases   (37b)

Sept. 19th: Phyllocnistis unipunctella - mine + adult   (15e)

Sept. 13th: Roeslerstammia erxlebella - mine   (13)

Sept. 8th: Clifden Nonpareil   (72c)

Sept. 8th: Stigmella roborella   (4c)

Sept. 8th: Ypsolopha sylvella   (17)

Sept: 8th: Orange Sallow   (73d)

Sept. 6th: Mompha langiella - mines   (40)

Sept. 3rd: Caloptilia honoratella - mine + feeding sign  (15a)

Sept. 1st: Acrocercops brongniardella - mines   (15a)

Aug. 30th: Ectoedemia atricollis - mines and larvae   (4c)

Aug. 29th: Stigmella salicis - adult + dissection   (4b)

Aug. 29th: Vine's Rustic   (73b)

Aug. 26th: Chrysoesthia sexguttella - mines and larvae   (35)

Aug. 12th: Large/Saltern Ear hybrid   (73c)

Aug. 12th: Cnephasia genitalana   (49b)

Aug. 12th: Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana   (49e)

Aug. 3rd: Roeslerstammia erxlebella   (13)

Aug. 3rd: Catoptria falsella   (63b)

Aug. 3rd: Bucculatrix nigricomella   (14)

Aug. 3rd: Cochylimorpha straminea   (49c)

July 30th: Palpita vitrealis   (63a)

July 30th: Elachista albidella   (38)

July 30th: Grapholita janthinana   (49g)

July 29th: Brown China-mark   (63b)

July 25th: White Satin   (72a)

July 25th: Oegoconia quadripuncta   (27)

July 25th: Phycitodes binaevella   (62)

July 25th: Orchard Ermine   (16)

July 25th: Eudonia pallida   (63a)

July 25th: Paraswammerdamia nebulella   (16)

July 24th: Helcystogramma rufescens   (35)

July 24th: Blackneck   (72c)

July 22nd: Common Clothes Moth   (12) 

July 18th: Short-cloaked Moth   (74)

July 18th: The Confused   (73c)

July 18th: Meal Moth   (62)

July 18th: Lempke's Gold Spot   (73a)

July 14th: Dark Spectacle   (73a)

July 14th: Grey Dagger   (73a)

July 11th: Clouded Brindle   (73c)

July 11th: Limnaecia phragmitella   (34)

July 11th: Orthotrichia costalis - one of several caddisflies added to the Caddisflies of Calderdale page

July 6th: Cnephasia incertana   (49a)

July 6th: Plain Golden Y   (73a)

June 27th: Phiaris schulziana   (49c)

June 27th: Notocelia trimaculana   (49f)

June 27th: Epinotia tedella   (49e)

June 25th: Pale Tussock - male   (72a)

June 25th: Epinotia demarniana   (49e)

June 25th: Teleiodes vulgella   (35)  

June 25th: Coleophora peribenanderi   (37b)

June 18th: Micropterix aruncella - male and female   (1)

June 18th: Eriocrania sparrmannella - mine and larva   (2)

June 8th: Copper Underwing - larva   (73b) 

June 7th: Coleophora otidipennella   (37b)

May 30th: Incurvaria oehlmanniella   (8)

May 22nd: Leucoptera spartifoliella   (21) 

May 20th: Coleophora serratella   (37a)

May 11th: Duponchelia fovealis   (63a)

May 10th: Puss Moths mating   (71)

May 8th: White-letter Hairstreak - larva + pupa   (61)

May 6th: White-pinion Spotted   (70f)

May 3rd: Oak-tree Pug   (70d)

Apr. 29th: Leucoptera spartifoliella - mine, larva + cocoons   (21)

Apr. 20th: Early Grey   (73b)

Apr. 14th: Luffia lapidella - cases   (11b)

Apr. 7th: Stenophylax permistus   (Caddisflies of Calderdale)

Mar. 27th: Puss Moth   (71)