vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The phyllo mine is joannisi in Norway Maple. The photo of a more or less complete leaf is Norway Maple. Other mines of aceris are also Norway. 110 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The picture of a more or less complete leaf is Norway Maple. Photos of complete leaves would help deal with the mystery, but aceris does not occur in Sycamore 010 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Belt and braces - turn the leaf over: the presence of frass caught in silk confirms the moth. 121 2
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Enormous scope for confusion here with multiple “common” names in circulation. Your moth is Scythropia crataegella. 210 2
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Phyllocnistis extrematrix in Cheltenham Another Poplar surprise in the form of P extrematrix mines in stems of a Black Poplar hybrid in Cheltenham today plus an old pupation site. #teammoth 020 2
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Finally, a lucky find on Saturday in the town centre - a pair tenanted mines . Start from the pale spots on opposite edges of leaf 000 0
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Additional photos and a machine transalation of Hering’s description of something similar if not the same 100 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Unusual Lombardy Poplar fly mines from Cheltenham Similar to some iNat observations of “Japanagromyza salicifolii“ - unlikely in the UK? @vc28nature.bsky.social @vc30moths.bsky.social 210 2
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Agree on conyzae - roughness is clearly apparent in the photo 110 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Things of interest from my actinic trap in Cheltenham last night. Singed Wainscot and apparently a Beaver (thanks Obsidentif). Unusual to say the least. 010 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 07/08/2026These maps will give a fuller picture of distribution www.eastscotland-butterflies.org.uk/scottishmicr...eastscotland-butterflies.org.ukScottish Micros - East Scotland Branch - Butterfly ConservationE 110 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 31/07/2026That looks more like dead leaf tissue, possibly fungal in origin. P lantanella is best looked for on Wayfaring Tree in the autumn 100 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The spinning evident in the first photograph which causes the arch in the leaf as in the second photo + the frass trapped in silk all point to Acleris schalleriana 200 2
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The picture from East Glos., raw data and pretty colours. Conclusion - moths live in the same places as people. (Maps contain OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.) 010 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I think you might have solved an ID puzzle from 2 nights ago. The same species? From Cheltenham, possible 2nd for VC 140 4
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Six-striped Rustic would be an equally good match. Nothing to differentiate between the caterpillars of the 2 species. 120 2
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 04/03/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/... #teammoth NB Start of quote in paragraph 5theguardian.comProtect caterpillars as UK’s moth population plummets, urge charitiesInstead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into 061 6
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Add the wasp record to iRecord as Ophion obscuratus sensu stricto 230 3
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 02/02/2026From The Entomologist’s Weekly Intelligencer, 2, 1857 (a sort of #teammoth from a distant pre-internet age.) A brief note that speaks volumes about the mid-19th century lepidopterist. 1192 19
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Coincidentally, this one from Gloucester today - pre 2000(?) Stagecoach logo with long defunct school services. 010 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 16/01/2026studylib.net/doc/5907041/...studylib.netMoth trapping - Butterfly ConservationFree essays, homework help, flashcards, research papers, book reports, term papers, history, science, politics 010 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Not so much for the book shelf in its new format, but an excellent guide. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (4th Edition-Digital) www.benhs.org.uk/publications...benhs.org.ukA FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (4th Edition-Digital) - British Entomological & Natural History Society 162 6
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Part 2: some Oak mines. Vacated Stigmella basiguttella, new to the 10km square; vacated Ectoedemia albifasciella; and the best of the lot, what is almost certainly vacated Stigmella svenssoni. #teammoth 050 5
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 03/12/2025The season’s not over yet… part 1 From 40 minutes at Robin’s Wood, Gloucester y’day. The next generation of Ectoedemia heringella in Holm Oak, Ectoedemia occultella in Birch (first site record), Stigmella tiliae in Lime and Coptotriche marginea in a Bramble species. #teammoth 1130 13
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 19/11/2025And why it’s not worth the bother - it’s so frustrating! Details in Alt text. 060 6
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Why it’s worth giving Oak green islands a second look. Details in Alt text. All from local parks in the last 2 days. #teammoth 1151 15
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Vacated Stigmella mines in Oak are very difficult to identify. It’s unlikely that this one will be resolved. 100 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 07/11/2025It’s the age old problem of trying to assess characteristics when the subject is in an egg box and lit artificially. Day light wins every time. 020 2
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Bottom left is probably not a mine. As for the others, not only is plant ID vital, but also consider what you can see on the leaves and compare that with what we can see. Context is vital so that size, shape and position can be assessed. 010 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 04/11/2025The Beech mine is probably Stigmella tityrella 110 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Third photo shows 2 contrasting parts of the mine where it switches from one side of the leaf to the other: a feature of S tiliae mines. 100 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Not a clear cut example of either of the Beech Phyllonorycters. P. maestingella mine is typically longer and forms an arch in the leaf. Messaniella is shorter. 000 0
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Note the point of origin of the mine, between a vein and the midrib. The egg would be visible on the underside of the leaf among the cluster of hairs = Stigmella tityrella, an example where the mine is incomplete 010 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Compensation (?) for a cold wet walk on the Berkshire Downs above Uffington on 14/10. Probable feeding evidence of Coleophora ahenella in Buckthorn. Large cream coloured blotches with large feeding holes. #teammoth 080 8
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Some leaf mine bits and pieces from Cheltenham today. Caloptilia honoratella mines in Sycamore (first mine record for VC33); Lyonetia clerkella mine in Robinia pseudoacacia (probable xenophagy, larva dead) and Bucculatrix bechsteinella in pear (an unusual foodplant in Glos). 1100 10
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Phyllonorycter pastorella Looking at the underside of Crack Willow leaves in the garden produced this example of a mine with a string central crease. Approx 10mm long axis, unfortunately it was parasitized (hole at 9 o’clock) Mine contained frass and front of pupa. First for Glos 190 9
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Final thought - Sorbus species are a pain, but can you identify the tree? 010 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Definitely Stigmella species, but which one! The key here lists Whitebeam, but the Stigmella sp. are mainly associated with Rowan leafmines.co.uk/html/mine-gu... This has a longer list, including some rarities bladmineerders.nl/host-plants/... 210 2
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Look again in a few weeks when the leaves turn to a yellowish tone. Cerasicolella mines show up well then - long, thin mines, arching the leaf which will still be green. Your mine is not a textbook example of anything and is best ignored. 110 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 30/09/2025There is an iNat observation from Stratford-upon-Avon from 2024. The photographs are not clear and the entry has not gained “Research Grade” so hasn’t gone into the UK verification system www.inaturalist.org/observations...inaturalist.orgRoyal Midget (Phyllonorycter pastorella)Royal Midget from Stratford-upon-Avon CV37, UK on October 19, 2024 at 02:37 PM by mothdragon. on long leaved willow 110 1
vc33moths.bsky.social @vc33moths.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Sunira. See www.benhs.org.uk/wp-content/u...benhs.org.uk 110 1
