tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898868137066736732024-03-29T03:29:34.584+00:00Upper Thames MothsA Blog for moth recorders in Bucks, Berks and OxonPeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger6741125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-41132971395590426862024-03-28T11:13:00.000+00:002024-03-28T11:13:37.310+00:00Jersey Tiger larva<div style="text-align: left;">Making a pleasant change from young Scarlet Tiger larvae which seem to be being recorded all over the place at the moment, this 15mm caterpillar of Jersey Tiger was found by torchlight here last night, close to the actinic light. It was feeding on new growth of Comfrey <i>Symphytum</i> which pops up regularly in the damper spots of the garden. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjYFz0NPzkUqH1gust4XqNORLUzvOirL6zLYO8ERATsIMuLuL_NWJl4O3x_X6E-38-nS4E_oe_G6q-rAGio9boT6bt9rWZEYHd9QgDPpH1TZqy2t8PsWuThl9C-yFK63KBuM3TYB0w92ILMVhRSQfDWKH36QqNR2QkZYHbX44L6ZRtkgKffkT2jBtvP8r/s1000/DSCN3858a%20Jersey%20Tiger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1000" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjYFz0NPzkUqH1gust4XqNORLUzvOirL6zLYO8ERATsIMuLuL_NWJl4O3x_X6E-38-nS4E_oe_G6q-rAGio9boT6bt9rWZEYHd9QgDPpH1TZqy2t8PsWuThl9C-yFK63KBuM3TYB0w92ILMVhRSQfDWKH36QqNR2QkZYHbX44L6ZRtkgKffkT2jBtvP8r/s320/DSCN3858a%20Jersey%20Tiger.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jersey Tiger caterpillar, Westcott 27th March</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Dave Wilton</span></b> Westcott, Bucks</div>Dave Wiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-92155022133851804522024-03-27T12:19:00.000+00:002024-03-27T12:19:42.219+00:00Phyllonorycter on Snowberry<div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday I had an adult <i>Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella</i> emerge from a mine on Snowberry <i>Symphoricarpos</i>, one of four containing the typical dark green pupal cocoon collected in the garden last October (the other three all produced parasitic wasps). I've recorded the mines here previously on Snowberry, but never on Honeysuckle of which we have a large amount. <br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusWuQ6N4K8y4lbo68MACRytzjH3Zk8yVcsySyYqH0Lrvn4_P1WEhPUAwCOnkmBZlW5Kai-dpj761caPXIpYhlWTTR7ytgix7Wooij7pkjNrT-vbwtkgULfCuBAOoD4k22Ccxgq5o2s4F0zTpQ4SOnloFnmhJo7R6TrkmU_LQ609jd7o8roQtuveE9eu7T/s1000/DSCN3291a%20Phyllonorycter%20emberizaepenella.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusWuQ6N4K8y4lbo68MACRytzjH3Zk8yVcsySyYqH0Lrvn4_P1WEhPUAwCOnkmBZlW5Kai-dpj761caPXIpYhlWTTR7ytgix7Wooij7pkjNrT-vbwtkgULfCuBAOoD4k22Ccxgq5o2s4F0zTpQ4SOnloFnmhJo7R6TrkmU_LQ609jd7o8roQtuveE9eu7T/s320/DSCN3291a%20Phyllonorycter%20emberizaepenella.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pupal cocoon of <i>Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella</i><br />inside mine on Snowberry, Westcott 19th October 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRi2IOKs7qKHY4m9ZYIq4IYgTpSi1tEQB7t-PZyl1utLeEN6ajs29-Hl-zMuyMVsLpx_fP9soSQYI9gO3GbHAaNPsJx-xNn5-HgUlMC062DIhaGRT5-_O6MrDsqtywRfY9mGXRVaExhi4aZLSYXadInIebPxsuNnU2hBN_lGGy83v7auEp8cYM9AJ_xdk2/s1043/DSCN3846a%20Phyllonorycter%20emberizaepenella.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1043" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRi2IOKs7qKHY4m9ZYIq4IYgTpSi1tEQB7t-PZyl1utLeEN6ajs29-Hl-zMuyMVsLpx_fP9soSQYI9gO3GbHAaNPsJx-xNn5-HgUlMC062DIhaGRT5-_O6MrDsqtywRfY9mGXRVaExhi4aZLSYXadInIebPxsuNnU2hBN_lGGy83v7auEp8cYM9AJ_xdk2/s320/DSCN3846a%20Phyllonorycter%20emberizaepenella.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella</i>, emerged 26th March 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Dave Wilton</span></b> Westcott, Bucks</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Dave Wiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-69573119631304250952024-03-25T00:08:00.004+00:002024-03-26T14:22:53.210+00:00Micro for ID<p>Can this micro be identified from this photo please?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM8jMv_f8_CGhZhdPmG4-TpXxTzNrjScEpPEx6ncYCbq16fPQcvUzXZThoO0jJezQrSo7aZ6t_hStPxLQ0dAe2W5xCfyaupUqiOw5dB04YlHEockRzKlHvx1xf-ytm5fqgdFX_hQufLosa_PMW4pot-Go8YNn5Y07ArnOSr9iUpv2j-y2NogIF8hU/s1322/P1370556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1322" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM8jMv_f8_CGhZhdPmG4-TpXxTzNrjScEpPEx6ncYCbq16fPQcvUzXZThoO0jJezQrSo7aZ6t_hStPxLQ0dAe2W5xCfyaupUqiOw5dB04YlHEockRzKlHvx1xf-ytm5fqgdFX_hQufLosa_PMW4pot-Go8YNn5Y07ArnOSr9iUpv2j-y2NogIF8hU/s320/P1370556.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Alan Diver<div>Tackley Heath</div><div>21 Mar<br /><p><br /></p></div>Alan Diverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707958017323132007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-27754858368580820652024-03-24T19:17:00.000+00:002024-03-24T19:17:36.940+00:00Red or White<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazk1vIBv_el7q6T-8NRFAHNFEFxt0ZrjgAbSjEiMeLAJfdgmF8LTxpIaYyCsvQlSYyYFosb4TW4lSYfynO1B4u60x6Dt9Ew3R5slt4hlkEbg3laOvyf9QxFWVwpRu6PoFjEgOjhFCNDidiFoZVnI322uIvobK0AI3avRyuroWb7ftvK_TTnmIPjiBeyk/s782/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%2019.07.40.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="782" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazk1vIBv_el7q6T-8NRFAHNFEFxt0ZrjgAbSjEiMeLAJfdgmF8LTxpIaYyCsvQlSYyYFosb4TW4lSYfynO1B4u60x6Dt9Ew3R5slt4hlkEbg3laOvyf9QxFWVwpRu6PoFjEgOjhFCNDidiFoZVnI322uIvobK0AI3avRyuroWb7ftvK_TTnmIPjiBeyk/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%2019.07.40.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Sorry to be my usual hopeless self with these early moths, but I put this down on my own blog as Clouded Drab and two commentors have suggested, I am sure rightly, that it is actually Red Chestnut - with one of them adding that it might also be White-marked. I'd be very grateful for advice. I'm still having problems with comments here over Google sign-ins but will update this in due course with my thanks. </span><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Martin Wainwright, Thrupp, Oxon</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw3CTpFxpyn74YYdalycx4FqzSRhTkqIdq6c4WjOVWOBgeZ8N0_ZofJgyGKXc5xNYYQGEbA6RmUKNIKVR50kcTipKkgZoWhJZKPJkBJ3ezzBpsPLQJaKGLWNGIlL73t2-YZx93oyWhvHfENGRiSIx315pa8JuD1DeUaSfs7SPUbfgvQ-AO-f9qBNmQck/s646/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%2019.08.01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw3CTpFxpyn74YYdalycx4FqzSRhTkqIdq6c4WjOVWOBgeZ8N0_ZofJgyGKXc5xNYYQGEbA6RmUKNIKVR50kcTipKkgZoWhJZKPJkBJ3ezzBpsPLQJaKGLWNGIlL73t2-YZx93oyWhvHfENGRiSIx315pa8JuD1DeUaSfs7SPUbfgvQ-AO-f9qBNmQck/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-24%20at%2019.08.01.png" width="284" /></a></div>Martin Wainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-27462279869859634512024-03-23T11:33:00.002+00:002024-03-23T11:33:45.880+00:00Powdered Quaker?Am I correct in thinking the moth below is a Powdered Quaker? If so, it would be a new addition to my garden list.
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Steve Trigg, CookhamSteve Trigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17848975639483729158noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-1439912572748904022024-03-21T19:45:00.003+00:002024-03-23T16:50:56.077+00:00Surprise in Bernwood Forest<div style="text-align: left;">I ran a couple of MV lights on the eastern side of Bernwood Forest in Bucks last night, my first visit there this year. There was one stand-out moth amongst more than 900 caught in the traps and that was the Red Sword-grass shown below:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3uB7zOxPaxJxa2SegN4w3uUQEOM1SackUrgkI47j_7e_i0qI5luIqRkf3khKy19wwHSv1g1EYi39Wq6BlXLt8aDosjl2PGAcWpSrlazt7SYw3kGGA1gJ5SjOc2hyphenhyphen77qIAo5IM1tOur2w5bA86Q5gtCKLJul_IccD4gsE9ylQvybcRjbq6ZXFrnef8crJ/s1000/DSCN3807a%20Red%20Sword-grass.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1000" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3uB7zOxPaxJxa2SegN4w3uUQEOM1SackUrgkI47j_7e_i0qI5luIqRkf3khKy19wwHSv1g1EYi39Wq6BlXLt8aDosjl2PGAcWpSrlazt7SYw3kGGA1gJ5SjOc2hyphenhyphen77qIAo5IM1tOur2w5bA86Q5gtCKLJul_IccD4gsE9ylQvybcRjbq6ZXFrnef8crJ/s320/DSCN3807a%20Red%20Sword-grass.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Sword-grass, Bernwood 20th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusShoBpoyLEqLo77mWeaM7vF9EqfvkDt5MESGPmIkIXN6HDkeuj5p2MXDAsrTh63bwnXHCOXJArSPNIC19MGA4CZjBFnqCoX-lMF1gO5Fu6AnJJTJFLIGK4dp-4lKxiPavsAO4IHS1FmKjCUSARQMbjHstmWG2WPhkZ2j0zy9MtklbVnhsSssNpHQ2ZxI/s1000/DSCN3814a%20Red%20Sword-grass.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1000" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusShoBpoyLEqLo77mWeaM7vF9EqfvkDt5MESGPmIkIXN6HDkeuj5p2MXDAsrTh63bwnXHCOXJArSPNIC19MGA4CZjBFnqCoX-lMF1gO5Fu6AnJJTJFLIGK4dp-4lKxiPavsAO4IHS1FmKjCUSARQMbjHstmWG2WPhkZ2j0zy9MtklbVnhsSssNpHQ2ZxI/s320/DSCN3814a%20Red%20Sword-grass.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Sword-grass, Bernwood 20th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Red Sword-grass is rarely seen in our region and past records have generally been considered as wanderers from the west country or Wales where it is resident. However, its appearances locally do seem to have been on the increase over the past ten or so years. I've had it twice in the garden at Westcott (2021 & 2023) and Richard Ellis had one a few days ago, albeit just over the border into Hertfordshire, after having had a couple at his previous abode in Chorleywood, Bucks. Hopefully it is in the process of becoming established hereabouts because it is certainly an interesting looking moth!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As at Finemere Wood the previous week, Small Quaker (443) and Common Quaker (182) provided the highest counts at Bernwood, while the remainder of the macros comprised Yellow Horned (1), Frosted Green (5), Brindled Pug (35), Early Tooth-striped (7), March Moth (3), Small Brindled Beauty (1), Oak Beauty (40), Dotted Border (5), Engrailed (2), Chestnut (13), Pale Pinion (1), Pine Beauty (1), Clouded Drab (9), Blossom Underwing (32), Lead-coloured Drab (1), Hebrew Character (21), Twin-spotted Quaker (11) & Red Chestnut (56). Just the one Yellow Horned presumably means that I've all but missed its flight season this year, while Frosted Green is just starting out. It seems to me unusual to see both species together even though their flight seasons do supposedly overlap. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuN8CNp0oRSPevejpFneL55xdwLhHWzrljtNI6vGQZgr7nzAWdt-CuuMd3bjBNnwI4BPqi4t2_SmPGdY91qqbD3AXp0_tLSrWYZLe5zt90KSee_LkLvpz8oG02prJMJ8mUSFVN9HII9P0AtXFz0q4CEelZ7fZAbve53eeQlv7skpecGGJQ4236x9lmg2dn/s1000/DSCN3826a%20Yellow%20Horned%20and%20Frosted%20Green.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1000" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuN8CNp0oRSPevejpFneL55xdwLhHWzrljtNI6vGQZgr7nzAWdt-CuuMd3bjBNnwI4BPqi4t2_SmPGdY91qqbD3AXp0_tLSrWYZLe5zt90KSee_LkLvpz8oG02prJMJ8mUSFVN9HII9P0AtXFz0q4CEelZ7fZAbve53eeQlv7skpecGGJQ4236x9lmg2dn/s320/DSCN3826a%20Yellow%20Horned%20and%20Frosted%20Green.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Horned & Frosted Green, Bernwood 20th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOGaJKphr_c9OqO0RqWmNVO3mUcTCiXFC2oIHBNB207HgMDb6Pf9WOXLkpNy6Jda7cZ-OMEc68eg4BYAeXD61t5RIjogLV56nCOUPEhD0NJDIkjafhbV9mtQtUpiji_z8J40hrP04732OA65qkTMd0L0w_RLyE4G3JoOrkw0gox3CF21pmc5JT_CkZ0OY/s1000/DSCN3818a%20Early%20Tooth-striped.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1000" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOGaJKphr_c9OqO0RqWmNVO3mUcTCiXFC2oIHBNB207HgMDb6Pf9WOXLkpNy6Jda7cZ-OMEc68eg4BYAeXD61t5RIjogLV56nCOUPEhD0NJDIkjafhbV9mtQtUpiji_z8J40hrP04732OA65qkTMd0L0w_RLyE4G3JoOrkw0gox3CF21pmc5JT_CkZ0OY/s320/DSCN3818a%20Early%20Tooth-striped.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Tooth-striped, Bernwood 20th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K0PgwX7vuLZRK1M2ozDypq_JcnM85TeLWlKtGmhbWQrgcCJtrbTKilHTER8ilA9fkv9aTKyBXol8cpHwgC8kB5n9F__ztLCuwFrzhuHZEtBBz1HRNTAfkT10mCyb8ZxX4u1mTyKqGryClkQe6qnTYreC_8Fd2Fvdck_2CSy_MMHZAQFUTR2aVqBO-Xla/s1000/DSCN3830a%20Pine%20Beauty.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1000" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K0PgwX7vuLZRK1M2ozDypq_JcnM85TeLWlKtGmhbWQrgcCJtrbTKilHTER8ilA9fkv9aTKyBXol8cpHwgC8kB5n9F__ztLCuwFrzhuHZEtBBz1HRNTAfkT10mCyb8ZxX4u1mTyKqGryClkQe6qnTYreC_8Fd2Fvdck_2CSy_MMHZAQFUTR2aVqBO-Xla/s320/DSCN3830a%20Pine%20Beauty.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine Beauty, Bernwood 20th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Micros were again a little bit disappointing with only four species putting in an appearance: <i>Diurnea fagella</i> (40), <i>Acleris ferrugana/notana</i> (1), <i>Tortricodes alternella</i> (8) & <i>Pammene splendidulana</i> (1). However, the last mentioned species is uncommon so that was a nice record even though it is already known from Bernwood (and Finemere for that matter). Like <i>Pammene giganteana</i>, it is associated with oaks, flies early in the season and may be reluctant to come to light. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBMRWQ0cr5Ixei_p3lIPCexJHMI5XtPQwSEP67zc3PPqQWD0S60uLmF-rfgMrgbSXuoQiw5B3RKK_SfvaPDZCD10J-AvqFHRGEKQ60JpdMITycth_VRWe47XyiO7qHXnNq70M0MNqqsc62gv9Wm1FTsl4NW3A-43TLSXMC3C_-wHciTFiv08K3XClTUDZ/s1000/DSCN3819a%20Pammene%20splendidulana.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1000" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBMRWQ0cr5Ixei_p3lIPCexJHMI5XtPQwSEP67zc3PPqQWD0S60uLmF-rfgMrgbSXuoQiw5B3RKK_SfvaPDZCD10J-AvqFHRGEKQ60JpdMITycth_VRWe47XyiO7qHXnNq70M0MNqqsc62gv9Wm1FTsl4NW3A-43TLSXMC3C_-wHciTFiv08K3XClTUDZ/s320/DSCN3819a%20Pammene%20splendidulana.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pammene splendidulana</i>, Bernwood 20th March</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Dave Wilton</span></b> Westcott, Bucks </div>Dave Wiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-32880682961074960492024-03-21T13:13:00.002+00:002024-03-21T13:13:47.494+00:00Another early one<p>An exceptionally early Chinese Character in Stoke Goldington, N Bucks, last night. My earliest by 25 days.</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcMu3UMCu5AgxqcXS5rIzpay3tQgOvew63bimyx6sHZpak4mhemSGi-QqiZUX0MolOUtf3_yiQ8ZBJjzRxSrDr6fZkVX6G5H2FBK2X-lxh_4l4DJMjCKYW-FUeNUAUfldAmLaXi0L2vcleuAw7t73s75Rm7BEB5nN5s1KYq_om0LV2QMHZX0zEUVXfLGf/s1280/Chinese%20Character%202024-1-topaz%20(1280).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1280" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcMu3UMCu5AgxqcXS5rIzpay3tQgOvew63bimyx6sHZpak4mhemSGi-QqiZUX0MolOUtf3_yiQ8ZBJjzRxSrDr6fZkVX6G5H2FBK2X-lxh_4l4DJMjCKYW-FUeNUAUfldAmLaXi0L2vcleuAw7t73s75Rm7BEB5nN5s1KYq_om0LV2QMHZX0zEUVXfLGf/s320/Chinese%20Character%202024-1-topaz%20(1280).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Keith Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10315670876062763523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-89443966498499414172024-03-21T09:32:00.001+00:002024-03-21T09:32:25.400+00:00Caloptilia sp<p>This one from last night looks to me like a candidate for Caloptilia falconipennella. 8mm in length.</p><p>I will retain it for checking.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSovoxChg8VvX53T2jLixfzORe4z7rLotWmeUywrFxtMxFan1-ETjXGLIpw7Woum_4V3rnUfYk7z_TIRhEp1FqAPSEAzeRHm2KLuvlEy7pppcPd4sa9UIXD7exQ6Qls-2jdnFBuBPjUokLxEXGZvz3PLqYroDGjPP3kojooDXWGkNV-PSUk5edLH9wwqQ/s2835/Caloptilia%20falconipennella%20tbc%2020%203%2024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="2835" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSovoxChg8VvX53T2jLixfzORe4z7rLotWmeUywrFxtMxFan1-ETjXGLIpw7Woum_4V3rnUfYk7z_TIRhEp1FqAPSEAzeRHm2KLuvlEy7pppcPd4sa9UIXD7exQ6Qls-2jdnFBuBPjUokLxEXGZvz3PLqYroDGjPP3kojooDXWGkNV-PSUk5edLH9wwqQ/w400-h316/Caloptilia%20falconipennella%20tbc%2020%203%2024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.</p>Andy Newboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11423367322188911753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-50697250275542795472024-03-16T10:18:00.001+00:002024-03-16T10:18:49.360+00:00Westcott, Bucks<div style="text-align: left;">The first half of March proved to be a bit disappointing after all that promise of an early spring following the very mild weather in February. It was back to rather more seasonal chillier nights for much of the period and there was very little let-up in the rain which has meant that much of the lawn in our back garden is still under water even now. There was moth activity every night but it wasn't until the 9th that a new species was added to the garden year-list. The following take that list to 50 species for the year, of which 47 are adult moths:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> (9th) <i>Acleris literana</i><br /> (11th) Red Chestnut</div><div style="text-align: left;"> (12th) Grey Shoulder-knot, Twin-spotted Quaker</div><div style="text-align: left;"> (13th) Early Thorn, Early Grey</div><div style="text-align: left;"> (14th) <i>Pammene giganteana</i> (to MOL pheromone lure at 11am) </div><div style="text-align: left;"> (15th) <i>Agonopterix arenella</i>, Double-striped Pug</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The 12th produced a very acceptable return to the actinic with just over 80 moths altogether, but the catches on most other nights haven't achieved even half that number. Micros have been in short supply with only <i>Agonopterix heracliana</i> and <i>Emmelina monodactyla</i> appearing with any kind of regularity. The <i>Acleris literana </i>(9th) was very nice to see although it had a chunk missing from one wing and wasn't as nicely marked as Martin Harvey's example back in February (see <a href="https://upperthamesmoths.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-new-species.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">here</span></b></a>).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The local bat population was tempted out of hibernation early by our mild February weather and at least one medium-sized individual (almost certainly Brown Long-eared) has been on patrol in the garden on most nights during this period. I've certainly lost the odd Orthosia or two each session, and probably more than that judging by the sets of wings left lying around near the light. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztawj8tYWRM5orZnS1Qh5Y_SD9FWAxd39DEF19qeE1IbUlk9kez4pZfXjJUKdePaeGprIZO7A4R4IdFWqOna1mOpQLSl9iVwYq7XwYM-becHIYXFbEo5QKC8pONwUWqlQEDrpU135KEM3Psrlel1WY_OXqr8lNETLI_e-oZUEMD_JaxFE9rt-kyLYxBJ1/s1000/DSCN3720a%20Acleris%20literana.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztawj8tYWRM5orZnS1Qh5Y_SD9FWAxd39DEF19qeE1IbUlk9kez4pZfXjJUKdePaeGprIZO7A4R4IdFWqOna1mOpQLSl9iVwYq7XwYM-becHIYXFbEo5QKC8pONwUWqlQEDrpU135KEM3Psrlel1WY_OXqr8lNETLI_e-oZUEMD_JaxFE9rt-kyLYxBJ1/s320/DSCN3720a%20Acleris%20literana.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Acleris literana</i>, Westcott 9th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQwLBYkyWlG69tgVNO8XuOpHHeEPTu0tpCG-VuJI1KXvVClDXkLpvfWt1Z0b2pA31yo5EJk9-QPDOnHRqApl84GYFiOeoyzXJtbrem0xp9qtA4YmhnmDWmQwEaW4Y0OSgYklyzkVYxArt7NKWvkBXwhxF-YYjbBDQBAMwvNEBf8hqLNRUF2mSgxmpIREk/s1000/DSCN3729a%20Red%20Chestnut.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQwLBYkyWlG69tgVNO8XuOpHHeEPTu0tpCG-VuJI1KXvVClDXkLpvfWt1Z0b2pA31yo5EJk9-QPDOnHRqApl84GYFiOeoyzXJtbrem0xp9qtA4YmhnmDWmQwEaW4Y0OSgYklyzkVYxArt7NKWvkBXwhxF-YYjbBDQBAMwvNEBf8hqLNRUF2mSgxmpIREk/s320/DSCN3729a%20Red%20Chestnut.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Chestnut, Westcott 11th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUtzqTRuTfX5KjkOr40Hvz3n5bDE32afsb3Ws__b7X62KUHttvcRavED2GQ_yoTjoK_RCeDhia3vLLkQVsZYWwRhc7-byqEQ4-gPCpVnoVDHqMmKtX5ylPtQoB7_2t5BjzZsCGcs47J3O_mke2wH7DBFLYQMnuuaTbDz6os3PyLMJMFclqGK9DW-wo1ww/s1000/DSCN3739a%20Twin-spot%20Quaker.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUtzqTRuTfX5KjkOr40Hvz3n5bDE32afsb3Ws__b7X62KUHttvcRavED2GQ_yoTjoK_RCeDhia3vLLkQVsZYWwRhc7-byqEQ4-gPCpVnoVDHqMmKtX5ylPtQoB7_2t5BjzZsCGcs47J3O_mke2wH7DBFLYQMnuuaTbDz6os3PyLMJMFclqGK9DW-wo1ww/s320/DSCN3739a%20Twin-spot%20Quaker.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twin-spotted Quaker, Westcott 12th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnO2tjpfi6RnJgvaRLnOUC9S1IXM7yODUl4pwPRmh6A1W-1dhLQUa6UQU9VAjBMA_Psz-2n586gVXBRhHpqp84rI65cDMnX3py7MjZSWkMsJ76tP29VpCUX_zoGkIcM0wL4Dv40mwINGoB8lrEhsfINx2xCACQ6MqAhXYw01mB0dQS2nrHezqafUHjtRdj/s1000/DSCN3750a%20Early%20Thorn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1000" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnO2tjpfi6RnJgvaRLnOUC9S1IXM7yODUl4pwPRmh6A1W-1dhLQUa6UQU9VAjBMA_Psz-2n586gVXBRhHpqp84rI65cDMnX3py7MjZSWkMsJ76tP29VpCUX_zoGkIcM0wL4Dv40mwINGoB8lrEhsfINx2xCACQ6MqAhXYw01mB0dQS2nrHezqafUHjtRdj/s320/DSCN3750a%20Early%20Thorn.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Thorn, Westcott 13th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVL-bQmpxwa6WXoaibdM_C2pc1hl8A2h5ZXysYu7c6uwKdn-nxIRSMfcndNuxtjyYIu0jiLWKf6PCRy4P1fokgd2VC9izZ_Ze8NxK2JouPUS9kUPNKsQmZ6luiX7nDsOWyJs2c8jb4eaEiboEUcKxLLJYoyOk9GIObErZ746JYO9_DppGCnfYnTG2wMjE/s1000/DSCN3745a%20Early%20Grey.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1000" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVL-bQmpxwa6WXoaibdM_C2pc1hl8A2h5ZXysYu7c6uwKdn-nxIRSMfcndNuxtjyYIu0jiLWKf6PCRy4P1fokgd2VC9izZ_Ze8NxK2JouPUS9kUPNKsQmZ6luiX7nDsOWyJs2c8jb4eaEiboEUcKxLLJYoyOk9GIObErZ746JYO9_DppGCnfYnTG2wMjE/s320/DSCN3745a%20Early%20Grey.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Grey, Westcott 13th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Dave Wilton</span></b> Westcott, Bucks </div>Dave Wiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-35954418541599682712024-03-14T18:03:00.000+00:002024-03-14T18:03:48.405+00:00Numbers on the rise in woodland<div style="text-align: left;">Last night I spent the three hours from dusk at Finemere Wood, Bucks, my first away trapping anywhere since December. This wasn't in the hope of getting anything exciting but mainly to check that the equipment (generators in particular) was working satisfactorily prior to the season ahead. Well over 1,000 moths of 22 species came to the two MV traps and, much as expected, Small Quaker (354) and Common Quaker (524) were the most numerous, followed by Oak Beauty (54) as the next in line. The other macro-moths seen were March Moth (12), Shoulder Stripe (1), Water Carpet (2), Brindled Pug (3), Early Thorn (2), Pale Brindled Beauty (1), Small Brindled Beauty (17), Engrailed (1), Early Grey (1), Chestnut (20), Satellite (1), Clouded Drab (23), Lead-coloured Drab (20), Twin-spotted Quaker (7), Hebrew Character (32) & Red Chestnut (33). The lack of Spring Usher came as no real surprise as it started so early this year and must be over by now, but it seemed odd not to get a single Yellow Horned because they've started to appear elsewhere in oak woodland. Apart from <i>Diurnea fagella</i> (28) the micros were in very short supply, the only others to turn up being <i>Tortricodes alternella</i> (3, like Spring Usher presumably almost over by now) & <i>Acleris ferrugana/notana</i> (1).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcQPgMHCBjYXVejc-E4P0C-JBGKTUumtZbI-3cFNCwRVsrBsh40MmNpw3d00OjJUOPr9Q-dIYZ5l-IjD5UFY8YXKDLEsinJvj-uAM8OLTlyTbztOC8gc9lA0CWaXEbEkX9cIJtAsPujFGa9lIZZi_9YEKNDrPqKDh-FLbPtMTfbD8kV_SuYgvMEgvs3RJ/s1000/DSCN3758a%20Water%20Carpet%20Finemere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcQPgMHCBjYXVejc-E4P0C-JBGKTUumtZbI-3cFNCwRVsrBsh40MmNpw3d00OjJUOPr9Q-dIYZ5l-IjD5UFY8YXKDLEsinJvj-uAM8OLTlyTbztOC8gc9lA0CWaXEbEkX9cIJtAsPujFGa9lIZZi_9YEKNDrPqKDh-FLbPtMTfbD8kV_SuYgvMEgvs3RJ/s320/DSCN3758a%20Water%20Carpet%20Finemere.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Carpet, Finemere Wood 13th March</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyNCiMt4rkwSLZgD8nPS1Ht_uqFiOL_J1VqG-cCJoApOzEIiA9Genvk6xRY0QkO2z0ZiuIYq5JACZ_ktBtveVtJ5tMrWq2UDsdUczEpIKfB4oXZf52R6ba0qPGlKt_1XI1pVlJ8KArX7v6rK6H3xC1ZtROsbry1hEEhBH8o59Jp0kc_Ac0pbRc6T0ew9A/s1000/DSCN3761a%20Brindled%20Pug%20Finemere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="1000" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyNCiMt4rkwSLZgD8nPS1Ht_uqFiOL_J1VqG-cCJoApOzEIiA9Genvk6xRY0QkO2z0ZiuIYq5JACZ_ktBtveVtJ5tMrWq2UDsdUczEpIKfB4oXZf52R6ba0qPGlKt_1XI1pVlJ8KArX7v6rK6H3xC1ZtROsbry1hEEhBH8o59Jp0kc_Ac0pbRc6T0ew9A/s320/DSCN3761a%20Brindled%20Pug%20Finemere.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brindled Pug, Finemere Wood 13th March</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Dave Wilton</span></b> Westcott, Bucks </div>Dave Wiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-18513164861284814352024-03-13T08:34:00.003+00:002024-03-24T19:20:10.388+00:00Alstromoeriana?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98WVPu9HW7GDjxV5nefo89lx1P7NnbSgtqmL23BpL1jfIsmWKypmqpvwgllMGMcRDdoExDpoK6WNlNraIrzfj1sWgV1vv0uEwrNnUApkLQCtoE1ed_-ROmB94gGqNxkhHc2IFC-bdMy2vJT62e04g0-WhHY7TfHKQLG9yiKxCeXsj3Ji8R20GN7UZUJo/s1776/IMG_6748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="1636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98WVPu9HW7GDjxV5nefo89lx1P7NnbSgtqmL23BpL1jfIsmWKypmqpvwgllMGMcRDdoExDpoK6WNlNraIrzfj1sWgV1vv0uEwrNnUApkLQCtoE1ed_-ROmB94gGqNxkhHc2IFC-bdMy2vJT62e04g0-WhHY7TfHKQLG9yiKxCeXsj3Ji8R20GN7UZUJo/s320/IMG_6748.JPG" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_-Y4ZEFOERJ2lb2uiVJGEdnlsUeffzvI-Ry8p06tDRN3qAPKHzlyIoiunClPEh9AWOLL-zCLb10j0eUX1VBTRZU_CKnZx40NyHVUvUXBoOwf3hKI3424CMBzyyDOLemcm4SzZBuf_gy6X7U268XM_CSwLqzlP6JOF5lHjz7a89Hiw5zVtTR_QAeSbFY/s3024/IMG_6747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2341" data-original-width="3024" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_-Y4ZEFOERJ2lb2uiVJGEdnlsUeffzvI-Ry8p06tDRN3qAPKHzlyIoiunClPEh9AWOLL-zCLb10j0eUX1VBTRZU_CKnZx40NyHVUvUXBoOwf3hKI3424CMBzyyDOLemcm4SzZBuf_gy6X7U268XM_CSwLqzlP6JOF5lHjz7a89Hiw5zVtTR_QAeSbFY/s320/IMG_6747.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd be grateful for help with this micro whose 'fan' pattern I don't recognise, though in other respects it seems to fit <i>Agonopterix alstromoeriana</i> which also came two nights ago. We have Alstromerias in the garden, the famous 'Poor Man's Orchid' now also of filling station fame. Perhaps the lines are wing-fold creases? Meanwhile it was very cheering to get the first showy moth of the year last night, this Oak Beauty below. <b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com">Martin Wainwright Thrupp Oxon</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Update: Thanks so much Dave as ever for your advice below. Sorry to be thanking you this way and hope to get my Google side of things sorted before long. Much appreciated, M </b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAjPclMToD8DTIYPEBW3RqZBwmtTffMw4ymHajwk6iZ6bg7sT7_GdCSeKcGn1yll5V9p1TMOMUHGCQtYSyqaGypTYuO8oHh3hY9jpELM1Qd8q7-XfvF6bSKmCEWNZ_urZjy0CyONa6HvyFlxquM9JGdndlecQX7mLw3uUXH-B7rgCAGrCf8x6QMxqOHE/s2908/IMG_6760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2908" data-original-width="2765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAjPclMToD8DTIYPEBW3RqZBwmtTffMw4ymHajwk6iZ6bg7sT7_GdCSeKcGn1yll5V9p1TMOMUHGCQtYSyqaGypTYuO8oHh3hY9jpELM1Qd8q7-XfvF6bSKmCEWNZ_urZjy0CyONa6HvyFlxquM9JGdndlecQX7mLw3uUXH-B7rgCAGrCf8x6QMxqOHE/s320/IMG_6760.JPG" width="304" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Martin Wainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-79069937906371029312024-03-11T18:02:00.001+00:002024-03-11T18:02:19.595+00:00id help please Acleris? Quaker/Drab?<p> Grateful for id help please with this tortrix - an Acleris spp perhaps? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsUTUSkMh5WIFUEApMgejVYEeKrYJGW73ksRQu6ImlW1acDJF1KwAUjw5Z852rRN2M61WqyuZFQ2VGlAtYM1SVkMNfH3dddChgshAr_zE3Ovj5nw-5s_gUOiOXKoSXMziYVaGjHMwNAhbAnzGdFMsNe1TdJ9_A6Q7nkrlVAjeEdkjbi67MWTakRsC-8IZ/s4608/P3090060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsUTUSkMh5WIFUEApMgejVYEeKrYJGW73ksRQu6ImlW1acDJF1KwAUjw5Z852rRN2M61WqyuZFQ2VGlAtYM1SVkMNfH3dddChgshAr_zE3Ovj5nw-5s_gUOiOXKoSXMziYVaGjHMwNAhbAnzGdFMsNe1TdJ9_A6Q7nkrlVAjeEdkjbi67MWTakRsC-8IZ/s320/P3090060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_LHp7XCYIK4dkKncEyADdFaVELVTRjtyUpVfT3xuHNOB2hmQw64r5PYo_rbvfqejZtgbFuWuNK_b0A9pd1AcWNHH8IpsnenSAnDzsk5xh1zF5whvrRpd6GhOfw4oiQo8Ek1CvlTSbCgfpp4bWsEfEDlmLld6t8RLLQ5x63-FFn53ABEMB8QlEKn_1HUu/s4608/clouded%20drab%20query.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_LHp7XCYIK4dkKncEyADdFaVELVTRjtyUpVfT3xuHNOB2hmQw64r5PYo_rbvfqejZtgbFuWuNK_b0A9pd1AcWNHH8IpsnenSAnDzsk5xh1zF5whvrRpd6GhOfw4oiQo8Ek1CvlTSbCgfpp4bWsEfEDlmLld6t8RLLQ5x63-FFn53ABEMB8QlEKn_1HUu/s320/clouded%20drab%20query.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> And is the macro Clouded Drab or a dark Common Quaker or something else?<br /><p></p>Mary-Anne Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14412436530694022058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-43647879362301935992024-03-10T17:42:00.003+00:002024-03-10T17:42:52.318+00:00Pale or Tawny Pinion<p> Hi there,</p><p>I'm thinking Tawny (which would be new for our local commons in Cholesbury/Hawridge) but I would appreciate confirmation. The dark pointed shoulders look right, but the diagnostic blackish bar isn't at all clear - but then it's worn, having survived the wettest winter on record!</p><p>Please tell me it isn't just a very dark Pale Pinion!!</p><p>Thanks, David</p><p>PS It's amazing what can fall out of a bird feeder when you clean it out!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwYw2GSaAIR8xGYe1tZgWsuDD3H0h483fdrtLJRfhCItAiBY4aM5ph6qce_ytu6vZsV0lC2PIINIy03qeTqP_8jXMN67eIljGk7hQocMfF1EJJSm0SEdOFdpv7TzaG4AISdhIorDoMOwBDMAUFD1XlawVu2AcqOGdNfBghtGhfHGJeIfuZBoGyMBTUOas/s5472/_MG_9910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwYw2GSaAIR8xGYe1tZgWsuDD3H0h483fdrtLJRfhCItAiBY4aM5ph6qce_ytu6vZsV0lC2PIINIy03qeTqP_8jXMN67eIljGk7hQocMfF1EJJSm0SEdOFdpv7TzaG4AISdhIorDoMOwBDMAUFD1XlawVu2AcqOGdNfBghtGhfHGJeIfuZBoGyMBTUOas/s320/_MG_9910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AmNSa0j4ByG-7_VL4l8luCCSI1v3onlhANYUCqyv58seWW9HQw8W_CcTtu8uGU8p_fNm0CM6SWLQqbYLV-FN9iHmAU_AlGFsyM-a2SIU3i1T-MucQp3M6dc0D8Y0vy3SZMCaD-jkQp23XhPcOf_H1zM8-OT5Oa9EIBn9XGL4cOLPU4A3nBOb5jlQhsdc/s5472/_MG_9912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AmNSa0j4ByG-7_VL4l8luCCSI1v3onlhANYUCqyv58seWW9HQw8W_CcTtu8uGU8p_fNm0CM6SWLQqbYLV-FN9iHmAU_AlGFsyM-a2SIU3i1T-MucQp3M6dc0D8Y0vy3SZMCaD-jkQp23XhPcOf_H1zM8-OT5Oa9EIBn9XGL4cOLPU4A3nBOb5jlQhsdc/s320/_MG_9912.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dC-Lv5BTQwd6J6gweFXF94-KT2QVoFh95H6IE-yhyqbPSjrPvjm_fTh9KDKRxpBFWlMUg1IvT0QiKC3lCLJ8hS2KEBPsai7-WgjhSZuoNQWMXxzFDg5hYZNvZ8mWWOBXVNWLumaIyJP4I0eZSP479EfSabbAvwxwJZnU0IqQ6RjkOo7mQH0TPKdNAOLp/s4378/_MG_9914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="4378" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dC-Lv5BTQwd6J6gweFXF94-KT2QVoFh95H6IE-yhyqbPSjrPvjm_fTh9KDKRxpBFWlMUg1IvT0QiKC3lCLJ8hS2KEBPsai7-WgjhSZuoNQWMXxzFDg5hYZNvZ8mWWOBXVNWLumaIyJP4I0eZSP479EfSabbAvwxwJZnU0IqQ6RjkOo7mQH0TPKdNAOLp/s320/_MG_9914.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp05bZZYTNJiOc8WhLP4MnjV9pIplug1tgrx6xRGxHFGDqZf92DoGiE6n6DlN-PY1Cmfapb6mRrQkHnzBHPhRUlQ_ZMzxpF_UIcFcwEVLT4KqXM9QX-tDU5nSX9T5vfvfdQXxlQYoFQiHuS8Grx5t-YT8kMsxStrm8dSq_mMkp3aE2eIADWQyHsQ2De2Lf/s5472/_MG_9917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp05bZZYTNJiOc8WhLP4MnjV9pIplug1tgrx6xRGxHFGDqZf92DoGiE6n6DlN-PY1Cmfapb6mRrQkHnzBHPhRUlQ_ZMzxpF_UIcFcwEVLT4KqXM9QX-tDU5nSX9T5vfvfdQXxlQYoFQiHuS8Grx5t-YT8kMsxStrm8dSq_mMkp3aE2eIADWQyHsQ2De2Lf/s320/_MG_9917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoauQqRWaJ2j5k-kKL-0BPWcbF6xevdW_q1cCozoQOMqLVOwv4bUeIHA4Njgq7kX42LTxy7p1ynNx3fvRfWt28O8v4GZrhHlMi0-vXe2YM_eJoH5EpYIrloQkdjalf2zSn0ZnrgnWUC19V1BeKLxtR10bgj3ib0frEycodldKPELUw1juaNhkWXqXx8cLT/s5472/_MG_9922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoauQqRWaJ2j5k-kKL-0BPWcbF6xevdW_q1cCozoQOMqLVOwv4bUeIHA4Njgq7kX42LTxy7p1ynNx3fvRfWt28O8v4GZrhHlMi0-vXe2YM_eJoH5EpYIrloQkdjalf2zSn0ZnrgnWUC19V1BeKLxtR10bgj3ib0frEycodldKPELUw1juaNhkWXqXx8cLT/s320/_MG_9922.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178380532177028989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-68511194308154115892024-03-09T16:53:00.000+00:002024-03-09T16:53:36.143+00:00Yellow HornedI had this Yellow Horned visit my garden trap last night, which is only the second record for my garden, the first being back in 2018.
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Steve Trigg, CookhamSteve Trigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17848975639483729158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-29881863128396147432024-03-09T09:52:00.000+00:002024-03-09T09:52:51.063+00:00Blossom Underwing<p> Amongst rather slim pickings last night, this Blossom Underwing appears to be the earliest for the region by about six days, unless there are earlier 2023 records not yet in the Atlas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8dDRFLjLoRWTVWhMAd2_0PK5TRQ2ito5xjuM5EpOWefshwSrldwYas_ES2zyLUO7TkxIJm7HLGP9xZCgG8Yl2vOMzYhCmDXNrVZbsMbE1XI-CK5JRZQNIZhlV6_1lNXZ5yYZr9ZY067Xw_Ko2bVJtrFXBkssq8c7G__rd-rQgQ2FrkrHW8tKU85qufE/s1507/Blossom%20Underwing%2009%20Mar%202024%20001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="1320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8dDRFLjLoRWTVWhMAd2_0PK5TRQ2ito5xjuM5EpOWefshwSrldwYas_ES2zyLUO7TkxIJm7HLGP9xZCgG8Yl2vOMzYhCmDXNrVZbsMbE1XI-CK5JRZQNIZhlV6_1lNXZ5yYZr9ZY067Xw_Ko2bVJtrFXBkssq8c7G__rd-rQgQ2FrkrHW8tKU85qufE/s320/Blossom%20Underwing%2009%20Mar%202024%20001.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Phil Tizzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16979649955847830327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-48359827612359675952024-03-04T21:09:00.001+00:002024-03-05T12:21:30.928+00:00Struggling<p> I am struggling with the macro on the right ,trapped on 25th September.I thought Knot Grass but too late.Any thoughts?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdHuAatgcMQFJqn-0Me9_2eHD2B0P6D3pNRVDQeLYj9vlVXo_hEipcAcWY6HL_7j5aAgj_c2hTZvkFUTFpSVmoz2YoffJaROaQXZxLIy7_OxJhEScTgFz6aRNVWTLqcVvmSas10TNuGKRx5qvud53jQdCMcU5vJhFbnioi0bvQbbOoj3jfLnwEUwAY6cc/s1938/IMG_0829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="1938" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdHuAatgcMQFJqn-0Me9_2eHD2B0P6D3pNRVDQeLYj9vlVXo_hEipcAcWY6HL_7j5aAgj_c2hTZvkFUTFpSVmoz2YoffJaROaQXZxLIy7_OxJhEScTgFz6aRNVWTLqcVvmSas10TNuGKRx5qvud53jQdCMcU5vJhFbnioi0bvQbbOoj3jfLnwEUwAY6cc/s320/IMG_0829.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Will Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17932945860988929208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-82193123951000862752024-03-02T09:32:00.002+00:002024-03-02T09:32:22.889+00:00UK Moth Recorders Meeting<p>I watched a recording of this meeting, following the link posted by Dave, and was amazed to learn that 486 species of macro moth had been recorded in the NMRS in January! (At 7:52 mins into the recording). <br />I appreciate that this is UK-wide and possibly includes all life stages, but it still seems remarkable that more than half the UK's macro moths have been recorded in January. A similar story for micros, with 646 species recorded in January. Or am I completely misunderstanding what is being said?</p><p>Phil T</p>Phil Tizzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16979649955847830327noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-16790098640650475472024-03-01T21:47:00.001+00:002024-03-01T21:47:25.300+00:00Accidental indoor rearing<p>While counting the eleven <i>Nemapogon granella</i> adults in my kitchen late this afternoon, I noticed a fresh-looking <i>Cydia pomonella</i> amongst them. The <i>N. granella</i> breed in a bag of walnuts brought back from France in 2019. Peter checked the genitalia of a specimen in 2020.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8somwJm4FoMxcq6V6x2t4NvQdFGTBIjjMxCQRVH6H906wBuKXcDE6a2OWJ3LeHX4kfeK7ak7DHUyvAuiW0o73ifQvF1yLEJBIENF_RWd6Nz02MNIT4JLqjT8QXVPIWHrdNf1BVH-dVCj7dkEu-pzyGPE4jTLaW8tDnmQZya865643hk4hoRHKmWgVzH0/s1786/NL%202403%20-007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1786" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8somwJm4FoMxcq6V6x2t4NvQdFGTBIjjMxCQRVH6H906wBuKXcDE6a2OWJ3LeHX4kfeK7ak7DHUyvAuiW0o73ifQvF1yLEJBIENF_RWd6Nz02MNIT4JLqjT8QXVPIWHrdNf1BVH-dVCj7dkEu-pzyGPE4jTLaW8tDnmQZya865643hk4hoRHKmWgVzH0/s320/NL%202403%20-007.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Nemapogon granella</i> found indoors<br />Newton Longville, 1st March 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The walnuts came from a tree in the garden of my wife's family home. During a visit in November 2019, we picked up the walnuts from the wet grass beneath the tree and dried them indoors by an open fire before putting them in a carrier bag and bringing it home to Newton Longville. The wet weather had partly-rotted the pericarp of the walnuts (the fleshy cover over the hard shell beneath) and we didn't really clean this off. It turns out that this is where the larvae of <i>N. granella</i> were feeding and the same bag of walnuts in the kitchen - more specifically the pericarp on them - has sustained several generations per year of <i>N. granella</i> since then: we decided not to disrupt it by eating the nuts. There can't be much pericarp left by now.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dPQlVVTuMMk3jYfmD-LPKU_i-EFVAh8L6FpnMkIJDpEBq8m5Wf-83wfUWfTpT6wYGnIEL31itEnmB4qezFptjSzKjj3C1NrKTe4j_a35TV6MbkuE1zPb_SPIEs5qzhHYSHhu4jk84CHWpHjl_r1jIbJMZZR8r2sMqE9OAg_6Cr0mn5FMJwapKFTlGNM/s1581/P1030809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="1581" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dPQlVVTuMMk3jYfmD-LPKU_i-EFVAh8L6FpnMkIJDpEBq8m5Wf-83wfUWfTpT6wYGnIEL31itEnmB4qezFptjSzKjj3C1NrKTe4j_a35TV6MbkuE1zPb_SPIEs5qzhHYSHhu4jk84CHWpHjl_r1jIbJMZZR8r2sMqE9OAg_6Cr0mn5FMJwapKFTlGNM/s320/P1030809.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cydia pomonella</i> found indoors<br />Newton Longville, 1st March 2024</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have apple trees in the garden and we definitely have Codling Moth, so it is probable that the <i>C. pomonella</i> got into the house as a larva within an apple earlier this autumn or winter and that it had then found somewhere to pupate and emerged extremely early as a result of the indoor warmth. We store the in the cold and bring just a few at a time into the kitchen for eating - the last was eaten a month ago - so the larva would have had only a short time in which to emerge from an apple before the apple was eaten.</p><p>Alternatively it is just possible that this is another species that has started to breed in the walnuts. <i>C. pomonella</i> is known to use walnut as a foodplant and I found online a French document from the 1920s that says specifically that they use the pericarp.</p><p><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Tim Arnold</span></b><br />Newton Longville, Bucks</p>Tim Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520211945274178431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-24864639811646100822024-03-01T13:40:00.004+00:002024-03-01T17:08:35.761+00:00Westcott, Bucks<div style="text-align: left;">The weather proved to be rather different from that expected over the last two week period thanks to the Met Office's usual inability to correctly forecast night-time cloud cover (or lack thereof), so we ended up with three nights of frost under a bright moon. However, moths still turned out every single night meaning that I had no blanks at all in February which is probably a site record. The month proved to be one of the wettest on record locally (if not <i>the</i> wettest) and much of our garden has been under water for the majority of it, so I will be interested to see how those species which over-winter as larvae or pupae at or below ground level have fared.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">New arrivals were fewer than during the first half of the month but they continued to trickle in with the following added to the year-list: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> (15th) Red-green Carpet, Lead-coloured Drab, Oak Nycteoline</div><div style="text-align: left;"> (16th) Small Brindled Beauty</div><div style="text-align: left;"> (17th) <i>Epiphyas postvittana</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> (18th) <i>Eudonia angustea</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> (23rd) <i>Mompha jurassicella</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> (27th) <i>Diurnea fagella</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The above moths take the garden count for 2024 up to 37 adult species, comprising 22 macros (equalling 2019 as the highest count ever here by the end of February) and 15 micros (beating the previous record of 12 achieved last season). The number of individual moths seen in the garden over the first two months of the year came to just under 500 which I'm sure must also be a record.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3B8-iCdboSg8SaLgZxkSRA5L6VSb-CzzaaGBIhh5n7ud_1u45tYurUuyAa3GIDWllpCmE7Z1ReLQCokmgWD6HzlZznckzNMwA3unoKUsKZ22EAS92rKYBBO539gzd43NW-85Mu4enzPZo0hESEApfoHGDZkJtczKrnyjilSEYMU-DdGuuFoBa7xOG4uj/s1000/DSCN3717a%20Diurnea%20fagella.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3B8-iCdboSg8SaLgZxkSRA5L6VSb-CzzaaGBIhh5n7ud_1u45tYurUuyAa3GIDWllpCmE7Z1ReLQCokmgWD6HzlZznckzNMwA3unoKUsKZ22EAS92rKYBBO539gzd43NW-85Mu4enzPZo0hESEApfoHGDZkJtczKrnyjilSEYMU-DdGuuFoBa7xOG4uj/s320/DSCN3717a%20Diurnea%20fagella.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Diurnea fagella</i>, Westcott 27th February</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh288oy65pBrh77eDaaVyX3fBcbA4lWvEr1TsTLxEd9zS4qNJEEjcjIJWnA1yZoe2YBlwFg7HldPUtZn8mvlnvht2qR5tkfsZxEIL9cDpywb00MZHpbd-MRsvT-422qXzhNapKhI7FfqmhX4BWw5kTwxOdxZoLl-os_YbW0fO6TQ7viLMPAK7Lj7-PebsuV/s1000/DSCN3708a%20Mompha%20jurassicella%20perhaps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1000" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh288oy65pBrh77eDaaVyX3fBcbA4lWvEr1TsTLxEd9zS4qNJEEjcjIJWnA1yZoe2YBlwFg7HldPUtZn8mvlnvht2qR5tkfsZxEIL9cDpywb00MZHpbd-MRsvT-422qXzhNapKhI7FfqmhX4BWw5kTwxOdxZoLl-os_YbW0fO6TQ7viLMPAK7Lj7-PebsuV/s320/DSCN3708a%20Mompha%20jurassicella%20perhaps.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Likely <i>Mompha jurassicella</i>, Westcott 23rd February</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi7k3m3C7PsI6tlOEFWN6Nt3z_GGXvvz1y-toGeTPcAYbxscRRaQIJpgsQhBrq1euNEy7YK9HkAPVa7_2TWYkmZvjUYx84HI1H3AIqbL-k0FPzsRZZgpKEO3j8sKIPZwZh0hgEEVpdcLG54VRJXcQ8fC8WQ9PdNmOvp4B72-N3SxGMi6xpi__ALE4sA_M/s1000/DSCN3702a%20Eudonia%20angustea.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1000" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi7k3m3C7PsI6tlOEFWN6Nt3z_GGXvvz1y-toGeTPcAYbxscRRaQIJpgsQhBrq1euNEy7YK9HkAPVa7_2TWYkmZvjUYx84HI1H3AIqbL-k0FPzsRZZgpKEO3j8sKIPZwZh0hgEEVpdcLG54VRJXcQ8fC8WQ9PdNmOvp4B72-N3SxGMi6xpi__ALE4sA_M/s320/DSCN3702a%20Eudonia%20angustea.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Eudonia angustea</i>, Westcott 18th February</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iVw1gayzGvV4HhmJqw3yfnFPqNCBMSak2sZbqd8hQBpNHF6OIpZcbk9-LbXFk-EhEuw2juJu8xpgamXQbpCtem_SBHAT-zmUb641fLN2qr6SGwdhcrIgKcR3VPVdvPquVRpv-DclrG2DZRIipYg6Tomhze5dZHSOexsHjzxV0ccS1-aJHR7hblAcbb8U/s1000/DSCN3660a%20Lead-coloured%20Drab.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1000" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iVw1gayzGvV4HhmJqw3yfnFPqNCBMSak2sZbqd8hQBpNHF6OIpZcbk9-LbXFk-EhEuw2juJu8xpgamXQbpCtem_SBHAT-zmUb641fLN2qr6SGwdhcrIgKcR3VPVdvPquVRpv-DclrG2DZRIipYg6Tomhze5dZHSOexsHjzxV0ccS1-aJHR7hblAcbb8U/s320/DSCN3660a%20Lead-coloured%20Drab.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lead-coloured Drab, Westcott 15th February</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm happy that the putative <i>Mompha jurassicella</i> will prove to be correctly identified but it has been retained for checking. The Lead-coloured Drab was a fairly nondescript individual, as they often are, but I've had a few more since the 15th which were slightly better marked.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A 7mm early-instar larva of Common Footman was found near the light on 16th February. That same night brought in the first caddis-fly of the season, illustrated below, while the previous night had produced the year's first smelly sexton beetle <i>Nicrophorus humator</i> as well as the large Vine Weevil <i>Otiorhynchus sulcatus</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SvN5EYeZLIQwu6MdNN6euaNMEaQC4DGuwQMLOsM4bSGwRkQ9P8S7IYs8YRdj7jCQytTM-6ld8B3xgDvAF_E2waBmpXKWKlboNPt8M_Vk1KuQToK-FZwY9EbJTiZZzxj0yMmU64mV_WQj-UhQyCpBFnjRcBF9askEWqGOAmwN_an82cwQraopY4v-0G6S/s1000/DSCN3688a%20Common%20Footman%20larva%207mm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1000" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SvN5EYeZLIQwu6MdNN6euaNMEaQC4DGuwQMLOsM4bSGwRkQ9P8S7IYs8YRdj7jCQytTM-6ld8B3xgDvAF_E2waBmpXKWKlboNPt8M_Vk1KuQToK-FZwY9EbJTiZZzxj0yMmU64mV_WQj-UhQyCpBFnjRcBF9askEWqGOAmwN_an82cwQraopY4v-0G6S/s320/DSCN3688a%20Common%20Footman%20larva%207mm.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larva of Common Footman, Westcott 16th February</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMeBQ3eaYtnNjYUhxt25yoQCxcomQCJWUjym2gNOJ-gHT5WU46TkwffyhegzVKT4DIe0-MVEIfZt1QsEkgxDYnPZgWKIP9JoHFx5Mbf0zzzYnvMJSqCVSEpep1DmYwyu6rPgG91JPindLgeYMcfknFqJQfhzkFAvMBapG4WMrNbIIu-gvCwuGvBiRuGRV/s1000/DSCN3681a%20Stenophylax%20permistus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1000" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMeBQ3eaYtnNjYUhxt25yoQCxcomQCJWUjym2gNOJ-gHT5WU46TkwffyhegzVKT4DIe0-MVEIfZt1QsEkgxDYnPZgWKIP9JoHFx5Mbf0zzzYnvMJSqCVSEpep1DmYwyu6rPgG91JPindLgeYMcfknFqJQfhzkFAvMBapG4WMrNbIIu-gvCwuGvBiRuGRV/s320/DSCN3681a%20Stenophylax%20permistus.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caddis <i>Stenophylax permistus</i>, Westcott 16th February</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Dave Wilton</span></b> Westcott, Bucks</div>Dave Wiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-23348016041549949672024-02-28T12:49:00.004+00:002024-02-28T12:54:56.791+00:00Recording of UK Moth Recorders' Meeting <p>For those who may have been unable to attend but still wish to see what went on, this year's annual UK Moth Recorders' Meeting, held in Birmingham at the end of January, is now available to watch on Butterfly Conservation's YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmbrEFvZyOQ" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></b></a>. </p>Dave Wiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-56513487885631407162024-02-25T09:37:00.004+00:002024-02-25T11:24:21.019+00:00Caterpillar query<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmgM_MHKusPpwRMGJdl0N_DKEYF405bhKPn0mLOYtmHZBmtLfXACKActt0jDkRPJCNFpBRRQQToccg40Jx1VI5SLiulDsKib8LkrgkKj6dcxqJMogsEq6XX2j0WkCjTJRvpUC4-g813O01b3pkgomoFW8iW2BJrZSmOWWtYVDLspRYgqKQdzhryCEmOw/s2048/20A50D03-4DF8-42D7-A130-345589187BE0.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmgM_MHKusPpwRMGJdl0N_DKEYF405bhKPn0mLOYtmHZBmtLfXACKActt0jDkRPJCNFpBRRQQToccg40Jx1VI5SLiulDsKib8LkrgkKj6dcxqJMogsEq6XX2j0WkCjTJRvpUC4-g813O01b3pkgomoFW8iW2BJrZSmOWWtYVDLspRYgqKQdzhryCEmOw/s320/20A50D03-4DF8-42D7-A130-345589187BE0.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p> Can anyone kindly help my granddaughter to ID this very small caterpillar - currently about 1cm long. I'll thank you by updating this post because I'm having the recently-discussed Comment problems (and am grateful for the advice given, which I'm working on). Our best guess so far is Yellow-tail. <b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com">Martin Wainwright, Thrupp, Oxon</a></span></b></p><p><b>Thanks very much Dave and Tim. She found the cattie near dead ivy leaves on the ground and a beech hedge and 'rescued' it because there didn't seem much for it to eat. I'll also check out that very helpful link. She wants to try to rear it, so I'm suggesting a mixed diet based on the poss IDs. Very much obliged. I tried again to do a Comment but no luck yet. All warmest and thanks too for speed M</b></p>Martin Wainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-57316542986707749592024-02-23T11:22:00.000+00:002024-02-23T11:22:49.437+00:00PhD student looking for help<p>Each of our County Moth Recorders has been contacted by Iona Cunningham-Eurich at UCL regarding a research project on nocturnal ichneumonid wasps and an edited version of her request appears below:</p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My name is Iona Cunningham-Eurich, and I am a second-year
PhD student at the Natural History Museum (NHM), London,
and University College London (UCL), under the supervision
of Dr. Gavin Broad (NHM) and Prof. Seirian Sumner (UCL).
My research focuses on parasitoid wasps, specifically
comparing generalist and specialist species.
I am reaching out to the local moth-trapping community to find anyone who would be interested
in helping to collect wasp specimens.
We are aiming to collect geographically well-distributed
nocturnal parasitoids belonging to the genera <i>Netelia</i> and
<i>Ophion</i> between May and September of this year (2024).
These wasps are attracted to light, including moth traps, and
are easily recognisable given that they are relatively large and
orange. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The aims of this project are twofold: (1) to create a snapshot in
time of the diversity and distributions of UK nocturnal
parasitoids (information that is largely lacking) and (2) to
perform a molecular genetics project.
The collection process would proceed as follows: we will send
packs of tubes containing 70% ethanol to participants (the
specimens must be collected in ethanol for genetics). After
sampling, participants would send the tubes back to the
Natural History Museum every month or so. All equipment
and postage will be provided. Once we receive the wasps, we
will identify them and they will be integrated into the NHM
Hymenoptera collections (with credit to the collector). Some
will also be used for the genetics study.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We would like to hear from anyone who is interested, but
particularly from people who trap multiple times a month
in one or multiple woodland sites between May and
September.
Even if you are not personally interested in helping, please feel
free to share this email with other expert moth-trappers who
fulfil the above criteria and may be interested. However, please
note that due to limited funding, participation may need to be
capped.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
Thank you for your interest and I hope to hear from you soon. </span></p><p>If interested please contact Iona direct at either <a href="mailto:iona.cunningham-eurich.16@ucl.ac.uk">iona.cunningham-eurich.16@ucl.ac.uk</a> or <a href="mailto:iona.cunninghameurich@nhm.ac.uk">iona.cunninghameurich@nhm.ac.uk</a></p><p><br /></p>Dave Wiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-35926801166176597942024-02-22T13:19:00.001+00:002024-02-22T13:19:27.534+00:00Mompha jurassicella?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0pFSQ-c7iTmLm067hzRriLBFDnBdVl3-JjoIsJyOnjBaiY6yXME4u2FmQERna7RW7AlFp32nvl0px2xCbbQlpn_oTM_auSk3TnRufChuP_qZHNob_Pb2NhgxhABMCASsiSwWDPiYigsxbAiQgnXct5WR8EIIGohN6xeYhvKk1_amGY9evVBY4jF8l1g/s1380/Mompha%20jurassicella%20prob%2022%20Feb%202024%20002a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1380" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0pFSQ-c7iTmLm067hzRriLBFDnBdVl3-JjoIsJyOnjBaiY6yXME4u2FmQERna7RW7AlFp32nvl0px2xCbbQlpn_oTM_auSk3TnRufChuP_qZHNob_Pb2NhgxhABMCASsiSwWDPiYigsxbAiQgnXct5WR8EIIGohN6xeYhvKk1_amGY9evVBY4jF8l1g/s320/Mompha%20jurassicella%20prob%2022%20Feb%202024%20002a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsWKq7BC0xgjneweQDQK9_1wCgeU1DDXPE8RdikXYHZd_3BSR-QXArBfWHUrmhRFSKeHi5f91QfO-xGMbXKm3BXSrFD7F6ObLd51YqSN0Pv_qbqauu9nvejk6o3uPI3qx4EswA4v8snahqk1ynaLbmQBJDHbFVlvhgqU4_0Wz7Bbp40mYcqWid2Purz4/s2337/Mompha%20jurassicella%20prob%2022%20Feb%202024%20001a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2337" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsWKq7BC0xgjneweQDQK9_1wCgeU1DDXPE8RdikXYHZd_3BSR-QXArBfWHUrmhRFSKeHi5f91QfO-xGMbXKm3BXSrFD7F6ObLd51YqSN0Pv_qbqauu9nvejk6o3uPI3qx4EswA4v8snahqk1ynaLbmQBJDHbFVlvhgqU4_0Wz7Bbp40mYcqWid2Purz4/s320/Mompha%20jurassicella%20prob%2022%20Feb%202024%20001a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I believe this is Mompha jurassicella, found indoors this morning. Neither the Atlas nor Sterling & Parsons seem to suggest dissection is necessary, but I assume it would be the safer option, given that it seems pretty scarce in Bucks and nationally too? On the other hand perhaps it is something else entirely...<p></p><p>Phil T</p>Phil Tizzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16979649955847830327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-66230759619310861402024-02-21T13:37:00.000+00:002024-02-21T13:37:21.469+00:00Bee Moth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfWGbnZSE2j3PCPwjnRY-WAMerFiewGFSa9_RnTP5dkfSHqupqQ47MSrw8N5AIl0xPoShacK_3llAkfKH1UwsteM6GRuPpi-txfwbsMA24Kh0OjKJBLiSg9doIXYFg7ac-njLtGdg62XjrQyKMhH2u-evQmR8CoBahyphenhyphen77qOedYeOW-bSyQC8o2FnN1XA/s1609/Bee%20Moth%2021%20Feb%202024%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1609" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfWGbnZSE2j3PCPwjnRY-WAMerFiewGFSa9_RnTP5dkfSHqupqQ47MSrw8N5AIl0xPoShacK_3llAkfKH1UwsteM6GRuPpi-txfwbsMA24Kh0OjKJBLiSg9doIXYFg7ac-njLtGdg62XjrQyKMhH2u-evQmR8CoBahyphenhyphen77qOedYeOW-bSyQC8o2FnN1XA/s320/Bee%20Moth%2021%20Feb%202024%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This Bee Moth was fluttering around indoors this morning, but it seems to be quite a way outside the normal flight period. I was doing some work in the loft yesterday, where there are several old wasp nests, so I suspect that that is where it originated.</div> <p></p>Phil Tizzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16979649955847830327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-12546382789094686882024-02-21T01:55:00.004+00:002024-02-21T01:55:47.229+00:00Help with comments<p> Help!! When I try to add a comment to a post I get the following image:</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">To leave a comment, click the button below to sign in with Google.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">There is a "Google" button belo this but when I click on it, I lose the comment box and go back to the blog page but in a different place to where I was trying to comment.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Can anyone help me with this please</span></p>Alan Diverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707958017323132007noreply@blogger.com3