Still no signs of living worms. The first and only time I saw any activity was on July 2, 2023. I wonder what happened to them.
I found on this visit, the dirt shells lined the entire fence, not being limited to a single spot as I originally thought. Still, no signs of living moths yet.
On sedum/stonecrop (Hylotelephium sp, maybe H. telephium)
On the drone in the lower right.
apparent phoretic mites
Feeding damage and frass on wavyleaf thistle (Cirsium undulatum)
Near CVWMA interpretive centre .. approx 7 mm in length ..