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Sunday, 15 July 2018

Two micros for checking

The overnight garden temperature fell to 11 degrees last night, and the number of micros in the trap also fell accordingly - only 65 compared to several hundred at the beginning of the week.
One micro that did make an appearance is pictured below, which I am fairly certain is Aethes smeathmanniana.


The other micro I wanted to check is the small orangey specimen below. I thought maybe Tischeria ekebladella?


Steve Trigg, Cookham

2 comments:

  1. Hi Steve, yes to Aethes smeathmanniana. The second is probably Tischeria ekebladella, assuming the size fits, but it is very worn so I'd be hesitant to offer that as a confirmed ID.

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    1. Thanks for your help Dave. I'm sure you must be very busy with your own moths during this peak mothing period.

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