Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Bright and green


My first Tree-lichen Beauty last night, delightfully green.  And I wonder if the micro below might be Yponomeuta irrolrella rather than the Willow Ermine because of the positioning of its smudges.  Many thanks for help. Moths abound here.  Martin Wainwright, Thrupp, Oxon



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  1. Dave Wilton27 July 2021 at 18:27

    Hello Martin,
    That is indeed Yponomeuta irrorella, quite a rare moth and some way away from its usual south coast haunts - a very nice catch indeed and might even be a first for the county!! There are plenty of Yponomeutas around at the moment and it is worth keeping a close eye out for those, like this one, which can actually be determined to species on sight.

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  2. Martin Wainwright28 July 2021 at 07:57

    Hi Dave and very many thanks. It’s very interesting and encouraging how so many species seem to be spreading - including Homo sapiens f. mothtrapii. All warm wishes as ever, M

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  3. David Hastings28 July 2021 at 09:48

    I had an Yponomeuta irrorella in Abingdon on 23rd July

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    1. Dave Wilton28 July 2021 at 10:19

      Excellent! I presume you will have taken a photo as evidence? Abingdon is in VC22 (Berkshire) from where there has already been an accepted record back in 2011 but, as far as I'm aware, that's the only one until now.

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  4. David Hastings28 July 2021 at 11:05

    Yes, I have a photo of it (on irecord)

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  5. Dave Wilton28 July 2021 at 12:24

    Brilliant - a super record!

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