Sunday 24 September 2023

Varied walk with Toby

 

There are large numbers of Phyllonorycter esperella appearing on the upper surface of Hornbeams now. As this is the perhaps one of the commonest leafminers I find, its so-called local status is presumably dictated by the limited occurrence of Hornbeam itself?


And here are some Phyllonorycter coryli on Hazel, to compare and contrast!