We're still putting out the trap, with actinic bulbs, on promising-looking nights here in Wolvercote, Oxon., though the season must now be drawing to a close. Catches are small, but some interesting individuals, including a spruce-looking Heart and Dart (that
is what it is, isn't it?) on 18th October, which feels very late for it; and what I think is a
Tachystola acroxantha (as reported below by Dave Wilton) from the same date. I've also stuck in a couple of shots of a rather poorly-marked individual - maybe a faint Yellow-line Quaker? Any suggestions would be very welcome. Steve and Xander Goddard.
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| Heart and Dart, 18/10/14 |
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| Unknown, 18/10/14 |
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| Unknown, 18/10/14 |
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Presumed Tachystola acroxantha, 18/10/14
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Yes, Tachystola can come in pretty much colourless forms, like your one. I think your unknown is a very plain Beaded Chestnut. Andy King.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andy on the Beaded Chestnut, Steve. Faintly-marked individuals like your example do appear quite regularly.
ReplyDeleteYour Heart and Dart is certainly a late individual. Records from the first half of the month are not that unusual but here in Bucks the latest confirmed adult sighting is 25th October (2006).
Many thanks, both -- Beaded Chestnut makes sense. Had another Heart and Dart -- much more battered-looking than the previous one -- on 26th October.
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