Saturday 6 May 2017

More on Spuleria flavicaput?

Thanks, Dave.  Another, albeit not very good, photo herewith.  Could be Prays ruficeps, I suppose, but that would be a bit of a rarity wouldn't it?  Maybe it needs to have its bits examined?

Richard Ellis
Chorleywood

4 comments:

  1. No it's not rare Richard, just new and under recorded. Pop it in an envelope with the next batch for me.

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  2. In that image the shape looks far more like flavicaput so best keep it anyway for Peter to look at. There are only about half a dozen records for Bucks (including one from your garden in 2006, I see!). Re Prays ruficeps, I seem to encounter it far more regularly than I do fraxinella!

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  3. Another suggestion has been sent to me and I think it might be an even better fit for this moth: Pseudatemelia flavifrontella. Definitely worth getting it dissected.

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