Micro moth

[Lord V]

Assume this is the adult moth responsible for the little abseiling caterpillars that come down from overhead trees and then make a the little hammock for the pupa on the underside of leaves that the moth is standing on.
Interestingly I've seen common wasps intercept the small caterpillars in mid air on their way down
Any ideas on ID ?

Brian V.

[roundwood123]

Interesting moth this one, i reckon that it is a melanic form of Lyonetia clerkella. Steve

[Jason Green]

Yes, that does look like a Leaf-miner.

[Lord V]

Thanks for the ID
Leaf miner moth - makes sense - never did understand why the caterpillars abseiled down on a silk thread to build their cocoons on shrubs underneath.
Brian v.