Neil’s right, this weather is not conducive to moth trapping … so it was it was a relief last weekend to see a bit of colour and get a positive result from my attempts to breed through a leafminer. The species in question (pictured below) was Phyllonorycter lautella – one of three adults that emerged from oak leaves I’d picked up during last October’s Leafminer Day at North Warren.
P. lautella (ex North Warren Oct 2015)
Super photo. The Phyllonorycter are beautiful moths. The grim weather has put me off completely recently but things are looking up as next week wears on.