The Cairngorms Up-Close: Gallery
[CAIRNGORMS UP-CLOSE] [DEEPGREEN.EARTH]
Category: LEAF-MINES
Agromyza alnivora
Where and when encountered: Ballochbuie Forest on 18 September 2026
About: True flies of the species Agromyza alnivora mine the leaves of alders and may be encountered in various corners of Great Britain.
Garden stilt leaf-mine (Gracillaria syringella)
Where and when encountered: Braemar on 19 September 2026
About: Garden stilts, as larvae, mine the leaves of ashes, lilac, and certain other woody plants, and they may be encountered in various corners of Great Britain.
Large alder leaf-miner leaf-mine (Phyllonorycter froelichiella)
Where and when encountered: Linn of Quoich on 16 September 2026
About: Large alder leaf-mines mine the leaves of alders and may be encountered in various corners of Great Britain.
Oak blotch-miner leaf-mine (Tischeria ekebladella)
Where and when encountered: West Port near Cromdale on 5 September 2026
About: Oak blotch-miners mine the leaves of oaks and may be encountered in various corners of Great Britain.
Selected galleries
[ALL-TIME HIGHLIGHTS] [ARCTIC ALPINE PLANTS] [BUMBLEBEES] [BUTTERFLIES] [COLOURFUL MOTHS] [DRAGONFLIES] [FERNS] [FORBS] [GALLS] [GRASSLAND ORCHIDS] [INSECTS OF EXPOSED RIVER SEDIMENT] [LEAF-MINES] [LONGHORN BEETLES] [PINE-ASSOCIATED FUNGI] [PLANT BUGS] [SAWFLIES (ADULTS)] [SHIELDBUGS] [SOCIAL WASPS] [TRUE FLIES: AWL-FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: CRANEFLIES] [TRUE FLIES: DANCE FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: DUNG FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: FRUIT FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: HOVERFLIES] [TRUE FLIES: HOUSE FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: MARCH FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: ROBBERFLIES] [TRUE FLIES: SNIPEFLIES] [TRUE FLIES: SOLDIER FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: TACHINID FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: THICK-HEADED FLIES] [TRUE FLIES: TREMBLING-WING FLIES] [UNCOMMON PINEWOOD HERBS] [WOODY PLANTS]