Phil Sterling
@philmicromoth.bsky.social
UK moth expert
Specialise in elucidating life histories of micromoths
Dorset Moth Verification Panel member
Chair of Dorset National Landscape Partnership
Trustee of Dorset Wildlife Trust
Trustee of Dorset Environmental Records Centre
FCIEEM
Nice to see early mine and larva in Hairy Wood-rush of Hairy Wood-rush Miner Elachista tengstromi. From West Wood outside Winchester. New to me 😀
March 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Nice to see early mine and larva in Hairy Wood-rush of Hairy Wood-rush Miner Elachista tengstromi. From West Wood outside Winchester. New to me 😀
Reposted by Phil Sterling
Searching for leaf miners on Dartmoor today with Barry Henwood. We found two species on Greater Tussock-sedge: nice straight mine of Elachista utonella Bog Sedge-miner, a lifer for me, and the messy mine of E. gleichenella Twin-barred Sedge-miner #teammoth
March 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Searching for leaf miners on Dartmoor today with Barry Henwood. We found two species on Greater Tussock-sedge: nice straight mine of Elachista utonella Bog Sedge-miner, a lifer for me, and the messy mine of E. gleichenella Twin-barred Sedge-miner #teammoth