Numbers are down in our garden in Wolvercote, Oxon (though 223 individuals of 53 species on the 5th wasn't bad), but a couple of lifers over the last couple of days have kept the interest up: Tawny-barred Angle showed up on the 5th, and Oblique Carpet on the 6th - the latter perhaps fitting with Marc's observations about wetland species, although as we're on the northern edge of Port Meadow, near a few smallish lakes, we're maybe not that far from wetland habitats.
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| Oblique Carpet, 6/8/14 |
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| Tawny-barred Angle, 5/8/14 |
We also had on the 4th what I think must be a male Bulrush Wainscot (to go with the female we had on 25th July) and on the 5th a presumed Tawny Speckled Pug.
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| Presumed male Bulrush Wainscot, 4/8/14 |
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| Presumed Tawny Speckled Pug, 5/8/14 |
And the micro below, from 6th August, looks, from the Micro Bible, like a
Cochylis molliculana, which would also be a lifer (one of those species spreading into the country from the south, apparently). As ever, confirmation of these would be much appreciated - I'm about to post a few others we're not very sure of. Steve and Xander Goddard.
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| Possible Cochylis molliculana, 6/8/14 |
Hi Steve, you've got some nice species. You've presumed correctly on Tawny Speckled Pug and Cochylis molliculana looks good to me.
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Hi Steve, you need to think again about Bulrush Wainscot. Go back to the books/websites and this time actually use the size information given by your ruler! You might be pleasantly surprised...
ReplyDeleteThanks, both; and point taken, Dave: I think I was bearing in mind a recent post about small-sized individuals of certain species being prevalent this year. However, I've had a rethink, and I suspect we're looking at Twin-spotted Wainscot, yes? If so, that's another new species for the garden.
ReplyDeleteYes, that looks to me like Twin-spotted Wainscot (the 'spots' are quite often almost non-existent). Both Oblique Carpet and Twin-spotted Wainscot are really good species to get in your garden - lucky you!!
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