Sunday, 19 May 2013

Coleophora serratella larva changes its case.

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A Coleophora serratella   larva that I found on Baildon Bank two weeks ago has now constructed its second and final case. On the left-han...
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Thursday, 25 April 2013

Coleophora vitisella

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Records suggest that only once in fifty years is someone mad enough to hike up to the cowberry and scrabble about (on hands and knees) to ...
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Sunday, 24 March 2013

Coleophora glaucicolella parasitoid - Hyssopus olivaceus, Thomson, 1878

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I have been rearing some Coleophora glaucicolella from the Compact Rush ( Juncus conglomeratus ) at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits. The first im...
Friday, 15 February 2013

Stenopterapion (Cobosiotherium) scutellare (Kirby, 1811)

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On the 1st February 2013 I was searching the Gorse ( Ulex euripaeus ) on Baildon Moor for moth larvae. I was particularly looking for t...
Friday, 12 October 2012

Stigmella anomalella on Dog-rose

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I have a single Dog-rose ( Rosa canina ) in the garden which I only planted earlier this year. I was pleasantly surprised last weekend wh...
Saturday, 30 June 2012

Pammene regiana

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Last November I found several larvae feeding under the loose bark of an Italian Maple in my garden. I havo only recently realised that thes...
Sunday, 13 May 2012

Triangle Plume (Platyptilia gonodactyla) larva and pupae

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Having located a large stand of Coltsfoot ( Tussilago farfara ) earlier in the year, I went back this weekend lo look for the early stages ...