Bath Wildlife Sightings
Agelastica alni (Alder Leaf-beetle) on Birch, Claverton Street, Widcombe, Bath, ST7564
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Feeding on leaves
Quantity
Several
Locality
Claverton Street, Widcombe, Bath
Habitat
Silver Birch and Paper-bark Birch leaves
Environmental Conditions
Sunny
Grid Reference
ST752643
Other Information
Second local record on trees other than Alders. It will be interesting to see if they lay eggs on either of these trees. Leaves of Silver Birch in particular are quite small and would not sustain many larvae.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall
