mines
on Mugwort, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June - I think these may be Phytomyza artemisivora? (update: Graham tells me these are grade 4 so can't be determined visually)
mine
of Phytomyza chaerophylli on Cow Parsley, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
mine
of Phytomyza glechomae on Ground Ivy, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
mine
of Phytomyza ilicis on Holly, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
mine
of Phytomyza leucanthemi on Ox-eye Daisy, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
mine
of Phytomyza marginella on Nipplewort, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
mine
of Phytomyza pastinacae or Phytomyza spondylii on Hogweed, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
mine
on Greater Plantain, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June - I think this one might be Phytomyza plantaginis
mine
on Creeping Buttercup, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June - maybe Phytomyza ranunculivora? Update: Graham suspects this is in fact Phytomoza ranunculi as the frass is not in widely spaced larger spots as would be expected for ranuncilivora
mine
on Broad-leaved Dock, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June - I
neglected to write down what Graham said about this one, but I think it
might be Pegomya solennis
mine of Amauromyza flavifrons on Red Campion, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
mine on Ribwort Plantain, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June - the expected fly mine in Ribwort Plantain is Phytomyza plantaginis but I don't think this is right; I suspect it is the leaf beetle Apteropeda orbiculata
mine on Rosebay Willowherb, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June - I don't think we put a name to this at the time but I suspect it is the moth Little Mompha Mompha raschkiella (I've seen an adult not far away earlier in the year)
unidentified mine
on grass, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June - I think he grass is either Bromus or Brachypodium)
unidentified mine
(?) on Elder, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
unidentified mine
on Downy Birch, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
This seems to be the case of a Common Bagworm Psyche casta.
larval case of Common Bagworm Psyche casta, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
Arguably the most interesting moth larvae were in a communal web on Hawthrorn - at least 21 Small Eggar caterpillars.
Small Eggar caterpillars, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
Other moths were 2 Common Nettle-taps Anthophila fabriciana, London Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, Plum Tortrix Hedya pruniana, Small Magpie Anania hortulata, Yellow Shell, Straw Dot and Snout.
Butterflies included Speckled Wood and 10 Ringlets. There was a Banded Demoiselle, a Field Grasshopper and the green lacewing Cunctochrysa albolineata.
Speckled Wood, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
Field Grasshopper, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
Cunctochrysa albolineata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
Hoverflies included Episyrphus balteatus, Syrphus torvus and Volucella bombylans.
Syrphus torvus, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
Volucella bombylans, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
The Broom growing along the railway yielded a couple of lifers for me: the sawfly Rhogogaster genistae and a Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea.
Rhogogaster genistae, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
This Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata was several orders of magnitude bigger and a bit more distinctive too.
Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
This Turkscap Lily is presumably a garden escape - it's in a little patch with 4-5 species that I imagine have garden origins (though a couple of them could conceivably be wild) so I guess someone's dumped garden rubbish there at some point in the past. Nice flower anyway!
Turkscap Lily, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th June
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