Monday, 23 May 2022

A non-standard Wainscot (Stoke Goldington)

Trapped last night, an odd-looking wainscot which I'm just thinking is a slightly aberrant Common Wainscot, but the pale veins are very prominent, and I don't remember seeing that much abdomen projecting before.




Also, an unfamiliar rufous-coloured tiny micro, which I initially thought looked a bit like Brachmia blandella, but no gorse near me, and the wrong time of year!




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  1. Dave Wilton23 May 2022 at 16:49

    Hi Keith,
    I think the first one is still just a Common Wainscot. The second is actually a tortrix and looks to me like Bactra furfurana. If correct it would be a little early for that species but not overly so (the earliest Bucks record is 4th June), but it isn't all that well marked so if it was me I'd get it dissected to be sure.

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    1. Keith Mitchell23 May 2022 at 19:33

      Thanks for the Id steer. Unfortunately, its a bit late for the dissection, but useful to know for the next time. I do have a stream running through the garden, and there are plenty of sedges close by, so may well get more.

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