In the garden trap this weekend was this moth. It looks like Agonopterix umbellana - is this correct? If so, it would be a new addition to the garden list.
Hello Steve, It certainly looks a good match for umbellana but I'd be happier if you got it checked by Peter as this is such a rare moth in our area with only one post-millennium record. The atlas suggests that it might be a first for VC22 as well!
Hi Steve, look forward to seeing the result from this. There are six previous Berks records from c. 1850 to 1986, and it would be great to discover that it is still here after nearly 40 years without a record!
Hello Steve,
ReplyDeleteIt certainly looks a good match for umbellana but I'd be happier if you got it checked by Peter as this is such a rare moth in our area with only one post-millennium record. The atlas suggests that it might be a first for VC22 as well!
Thanks Dave. I have retained the moth for checking.
ReplyDeleteHi Steve, look forward to seeing the result from this. There are six previous Berks records from c. 1850 to 1986, and it would be great to discover that it is still here after nearly 40 years without a record!
ReplyDeleteCorrection, I had overlooked a record from 2023 (from Kat Dahl in Crowthorne), but still a rarity in the county!
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