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...
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| Oak Beauty, Westcott 1st April |
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| Early Thorn, Westcott 2nd April |
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| 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!
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| Phyllocnistis saligna, Westcott 3rd April |
Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks
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.
ReplyDeleteHaha, 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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