Monday 23 March 2009

Stigmella aurella/emerges




The Leaf mine that I found on the 18th february emerged today.i am well pleased with this result.The middle photo shows the small case spun by the larvae in which the adult emerged from today.

2 comments:

charlie streets said...

Just think how many moth-ers go their whole life without ever seeing one of these.According to UK moths, this is the most common moth in the UK.

AndyC said...

They are a wonder of the world those little things .Its amazing how common they are when you know what to look for.