Earlier in the week (14th) I completed a butterfly transect in some private woodland near
Grendon Underwood, Bucks where day-flying moths included
Glyphipterix simpliciella and a white female Muslin Moth. Yesterday (17th) I had a wander around scrubby areas near the incinerator at
Greatmoor, Bucks, searching successfully for Dingy and Grizzled Skippers, and while there bumped into Small Yellow Underwing, Burnet Companion, Mother Shipton & Silver Y. Another successful search for the same Skippers today at three sites around
Calvert, Bucks produced sightings of
Pancalia leuwenhoekella,
Commophila aeneana,
Crambus lathoniellus,
Pyrausta purpuralis & Cinnabar.
Pancalia leuwenhoekella is a regular at two of today's sites and is also found on quite a few of the better chalk grassland locations in the Chilterns. I find it quite easy to spot because, apart from one which came to a light trap, the 40+ individuals I've seen have always been sat on daisy flowers.
Commophila aeneana is a moth of disturbed scrubby ground on heavy clay soils and as a result is encountered reasonably frequently around here. It is always a delight to see such a colourful species (almost, but not quite, as smart as Ched George's
Aethes tesserana from the other day!).
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| Muslin Moth female, Grendon Underwood 14th May |
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| Pancalia leuwenhoekella on daisy, Calvert 17th May |
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| Pancalia leuwenhoekella, Calvert 17th May |
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| Commophila aeneana, Calvert 17th May |
Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks
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