I had a productive walk around Stainland yesterday and found a few things of interest - the highlight being a couple of Narycia duplicella cases both with larvae inside so hopefully there'll be some adults to follow. They only took about seven years to find...............
Also this 4mm long case and larva of a presumed Coleophora lutipennella agg, found on the leaf buds of oak.
And a quick wander around Norland moor a few days ago with a sweep net produced this 16mm long Northern Eggar and a neglected Rustic larva (bottom).
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Excellent post Charlie and great set of pictures
Well done ! I've never found any yet of this species,do they favour facing any particular aspect Charlie ?
Thanks guys, they were on opposite sides of the path so no particular preference with these two. The walls were quite rich in both algae and lichens though.
Your getting good at finding those needles ....in the haystack...great photos...did you see Stonechat on norland Moor.???
I think if you're in the right place duplicella will be quite easy to find if the substrate isn't too uneven.
Very little life at Norland apart from a few mipits and lots of dogs.
Beautiful photos!
Fantastic finds and like the photos.
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