Monday, 18 July 2022

A few micro queries

Firstly, could I check that the moth below is Eucosma conterminana?
Secondly, is the moth below one of the Mompha species?
Thirdly, I wondered if anyone could suggest what this tortrix might be?
Finally, I know that some of the Yponomeuta group just have to be recorded as aggregates. Does that include this example below, which looked a little different from all the others in the garden trap?
Thanks for any help. Steve Trigg, Cookham
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  1. Dave Wilton18 July 2022 at 13:26

    Hello Steve,
    The first is indeed Eucosma conterminana. For the second it is a bit difficult to place with a photo at that angle but I'm fairly sure that it is the gelechiid Recurvaria nanella - see if that fits. I'm afraid nothing springs immediately to mind for the rather plain-looking tortrix. Finally, the last moth is Yponomeuta rorrella which, when you "get your eye in", is fairly easy to spot amongst the masses of other Yponomeuta species around at the moment because they consistently have that particular pattern of grey and white (especially the very noticeable white area on the costa near the apex). Unusually, I've been getting rorrella regularly in the garden over the past week or so (ten last night), so it is possible that some/most are migrants this year.

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  2. Dave Wilton18 July 2022 at 13:28

    Actually, I wonder now if that tortrix might be Rhopobota stagnana?

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  3. Steve Trigg18 July 2022 at 14:34

    Many thanks for your help Dave. The second moth does look a good fit for Recurvaria nanella, while the tortrix could well be Rhopobota stagnana. I will keep them both for checking just to make sure.
    Yponomeuta rorrella is a new moth to my garden, but it sounds like it may become a regular visitor.

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