Mompha jurassicella

 Found indoors yesterday, I am pretty confident that this is Mompha jurassicella, rather than bradleyi/divisella. It is dull overall; the basal area is dull yellowish brown not white or whitish, and the pale cross-band at 3/4 is faint and broken in the middle. And, FWIW, I had one here, gen det by Peter, on 22 Feb last year.
I have retained it just in case, but I'm rather assuming that gen det won't be needed.

Thanks

Phil 

The first of many?

Last year we had a total of around 200 Bee Moths in the house, (to my wife's dismay!). Perhaps this is the vanguard of another invasion!? 
 

First Micro query of the year

Attracted to a lighted window tonight and then flew off. Any ideas please. Maybe some sort of Acleris ? 

Atlas query

 For some reason the Atlas is giving a large number of Recorder Unavailable results, see below for a random example for Agonopterix heracliana, but the problem affects many species.   

Westcott, Bucks

The first half of February turned out to be a fairly dismal fortnight.  Not only was the weather dull, grey and cold but few moths ventured forth even when the temperature was above freezing.  The lights here were run every night, even if only for a few hours after dark, but I've very little to show for it.  The 4th provided the best result, when Pale Brindled Beauty (2), Spring Usher (1) & Early Moth (2) turned up, but other than that it has just been further occasional appearances by Pale Brindled Beauty.  Not even a Dotted Border yet.  It does look as though we might be due a slightly warmer spell from next week onwards so hopefully that will prompt a bit more activity.  There have been only two adult species to add to the year list since the beginning of the month and they were both found indoors:

     (4th)    Tineola bisselliella 

     (14th)  Mompha jurassicella

Tineola bisselliella, Westcott 4th February

There have been two or three more examples of bisselliella found resting on interior walls since that date so our carpets are obviously being put to good use...  The only other thing worth a mention from this period was a 15mm larva of what I think is Scarce Footman which was found crawling up the exterior conservatory wall towards the light: 

 

Scarce Footman larva, Westcott 5th February

Dave Wilton Westcott, Bucks

 

Westcott, Bucks

I've run the light every night since mid-month because even on the frostier ones the temperature remained above freezing for a few hours after dusk which meant there was potential for moth activity.  There were blanks on the 17th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th & 30th but otherwise something did turn up each time, although there was very little diversity and Pale Brindled Beauty accounted for the majority of the visitors seen.  Early Moth first appeared on the 18th and three more turned up prior to Storm Eowyn but then there were no more until last night when the catch comprised Acleris schalleriana (1), Early Moth (2) & Spring Usher (3).  Newcomers during this two-week period are listed below, taking the adult moth count to nine species for the year to date:  

     (18th)  Early Moth

     (24th)  Acleris hastiana

     (29th)  Acleris schalleriana

     (31st)  Spring Usher

Acleris hastiana, Westcott 24th January

Spring Usher, Westcott 31st January

Early Moth, Westcott 18th January

Dave Wilton Westcott, Bucks