Explore the diverse flora and fauna on the Downs from season to season through personal observations and photographs

Thursday, 16 Oct 2025

galls caused by Hairy Beech Gall Midge on beech leaf

Another new species for me this morning on an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) leaf, the Ash Whitefly (Siphoninus phillyreae). I located a single adult and puparia on the underside of a leaf. Several leaf mines and galls were photographed. These included the hairy galls of the Hairy Beech Gall Midge (Hartigiola annulipes) on Common Beech (Fagus […]