Tuesday, 27 June 2017

A couple of queries from Longwick

Last nights catch was mostly fairly typical but Fern and Varied Coronet are pretty unusual here - I haven't seen the Varied Coronet in a long time. Had a noticeably small Herald and my first second brood Early Thorn this year. I have a couple of queries - a tortrix which might be Gypsonoma Aceriana and a coleophorid - around 9mm long - possibly lixella? ( I tend to shy away from these!).



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  1. Dave Wilton27 June 2017 at 20:53

    Hello Andrew, to me the first one looks closer to Gypsonoma dealbana. We have very few records of aceriana in Bucks (fewer than 10). I'd prefer to see a view of the Coleophorid from a different angle but the size and if it has "upturned wingtips", which seem to be evident in your shot, would indeed suggest lixella. It is a chalk grassland specialist but you are closer to the Chilterns than I am and I've had it in the garden here a couple of times.

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  2. Andrew Kershaw28 June 2017 at 12:33

    Thanks Dave - I will add a side ways shot of the possible lixella. I'm afraid I only have the one - much poorer alternative angle!

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