Monday 23 June 2014

Small Fan-Foot, odd Heart & Club and some for ID/ Confirmation

Lots of moths last night, including a Swallowtail finally in the trap. Also got what I think is a Small Fan-Foot,  Barred Straw, 1st generation Snout, a dark Heart & Club and then some micros, possibly Hedya orchroleucana,  a Coleophora, albitarsella? (6mm, ringed antennae and white legs) and one I got as far as Phycitinae but could go no further.

Mark Griffiths, Garsington, Oxford







3 comments:

  1. Hello Mark, your macros are all correct. The tortrix looks to me more like Hedya nubiferana while I'm afraid the coleophorid needs a genitalia inspection (only a handful of the 100+ British species can be determined on sight). The phycitinid looks a bit worn but might have been do-able with a better view out of the pot to show the markings more clearly (a view from 45 degrees rather than directly on top).

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  2. thanks Dave, had a look through and I don't have a side view. Maybe it will appear again soon.

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  3. Hi Mark, I think the phycitinid is Phycita roborella. There's a good match here: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=6105

    Nigel

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