Finding my Marbles

A trip to Gloucestershire and Worcestershire over the Bank Holiday allowed me to track down the feeding signs of the Mistletoe Marble (Celypha woodiana) in a very old orchard (just inside VC33).

Early stages: Celypha woodiana

Definitely one from further afield - mines of Celypha woodiana on Mistletoe, found this week in an old orchard in Grafton, VC33, East Gloucestershire.  This rare micro moth has a very restricted distribution, limited to the areas where the host plant can still be found in relative abundance.