Monday, 17 October 2022

A couple of micros

 These two from last night.

I think the first is Acleris rhombana based mainly on wing shape (10mm in length)

The second possibly Ypsolopha ustella (8mm in length)

Although I have recorded both before neither are frequent visitors to the garden.



Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 October 2022 at 18:35

    Hi Andy I agree with rhombana but white edging near the dorsum on the other one is more suggestive of a dark form of Plutella xylostella than of Y. ustella.

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  2. Andy Newbold18 October 2022 at 06:47

    Thank you. That was my first thought with the second one when I first potted it up by torchlight!

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  3. Dave Wilton18 October 2022 at 10:20

    Hi Andy,
    I agree with rhombana but the other one really needs to be checked.

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