Wednesday 26 July 2017

Micros causing head scratching again

There were quite a few small micros in last night's garden trap. Any suggestions regarding the 2 below would be warmly welcome.
The first measured just 4mm -


The second had a forewing of 8mm -


Finally, I had both a male and a female Ringed China-mark ( Parapoynx stratiotata) and I managed to capture them both in one picture.


Steve Trigg, Cookham

2 comments:

  1. Hi Steve, the first is rather worn but is probably Aspilapteryx tringipennella while the second looks to me like quite a well-marked Bactra lancealana.

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    1. Thanks Dave. I did think the second moth might be a Bactra. Another addition to the garden list.

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