David Agassiz and James McGill came over this evening to look for Acleris umbrana larvae on the unflailed sloe arond here. Although they found a couple of larvae which may turn out to be A. umbrana and some other interesting micros the higlights for me were two larvae of the Brusssels Lace Cleorodes lichenaria which David found. I've looked for this caterpillar in vain over the last 4 years.


Larva in habitat


close-up of larva.