Tuesday 3 April 2018

Westcott, Bucks

Now that we're into April and there's a hint of things warming up - slightly, anyway - a few new species have started to appear in the garden trap alongside the Orthosias.  On Monday night an Oak Beauty, a species that doesn't appear here every year, while last night the catch included a pair of Early Thorns and a rather faded Oak Nycteoline...

Oak Beauty, Westcott 1st April

Early Thorn, Westcott 2nd April

Oak Nycteoline, Westcott 2nd April

...and potted this afternoon from the window in the garden shed, Phyllocnistis saligna just out of hibernation.  With a wing length of less than 3mm, getting a decent image is almost beyond the capabilities of my camera!

Phyllocnistis saligna, Westcott 3rd April

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks

2 comments:

  1. Hi Dave, regarding the P. saligna. I think you've done very well just getting a shot of it! I've only had one here and it was an almost impossible task to just to get it to sit still.

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    1. Haha, true! I almost gave up, but then gave it a blast of full flash and that stunned it into stillness for about five seconds!

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