Kildary, East Ross
23 July 2024
Forewing venation showing veins 7 & 8 separated in subgenus Argyresthia (cf. subgenus Blastotere where veins 7 & 8 are stalked)
Kildary, East Ross
25 July 2022
Adult reared from leaf fold and pupal cocoon on cultivated woolly willow Salix lanata collected 21 July. Male, gen. det., FW 7.5 mm.
Kildary, East Ross
8 February 2022
Mines in broom, initially mining upwards and interestingly with pale egg cases sometimes still not fallen off. Head of extracted yellowish larva inset.
Strathcarron, East Ross
28 April 2014
Adults found sitting openly on still brown vegetation with larval pabulum Thalictrum alpinum only just breaking through.
Nr Tairbeart, Raasay VC104
Leaf spinning in bearberry 17 April 2021. Adult emerged 7 June 2021
Female, FW 6.5 mm
Coll: Stephen Bungard
Det. & photo: Nigel G J Richards