re a few queries from Longwick

As Peter suggested I have posted a couple of additional photos taken on a brighter day!

The first tortrix looks  a bit like a slightly melanistic Capua Vulgana now to my eyes, whilst the Pyrale I still struggle with as the closest candidates such as an Ephestia or Vitula seem unlikely?

A couple of 'day' micros from Bradenham

I was visiting the NT grassland site at Bradenham off Smalldean Lane this afternoon, not specifically looking for moths.  However, I came across the following two micros.  I didn't have a pot and also the wrong camera for macro shots, so the following cropped shots are the best I could manage.  The first is a Dichrorampha sp, that I think looks good for simpliciana, but do these all need to be dissected for a reliable ID.  The second is an Aethes sp, that looks to have the patterning and white markings of hartmanniana.  Again, the photos aren't great, but comments welcomed.

Dichrorampha simpliciana?

Aethes hartmanniana?

Blurred shot of same moth but shows brown markings better as not obscured by blade of grass

 

Adam Bassett

Blotched Emerald, and help with some new micros

My garden trap attracted this lovely Blotched Emerald on Sunday night, a first for the garden.

I am working my way through some micros. I wondered if the moth below is Luquetia lobella?

And is this one (fw length 8mm) Homoeosoma sinuella?

Finally, any suggestions for the orangey brown one below?

Steve Trigg, Cookham

pugs etc

Udea olivalis (same moth)

Chrysoteuchia culmella

HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT DW I'M GOING FOR SOME PUGS!

Common pug

Freyer's pug?

Lime speck pug

Alan Diver

Tackley

House guest

A friend has found a number of these little moths in her house recently. ID very gratefully received if poss from the photos.  Martin Wainwright, Thrupp, Oxon

Few queries from Longick

Just over 50 species last night including the first Elephant Hawk of the year, Esperia Sulpherella and a Small Waved Umber.

I have a few queries attached. Firstly a tortrix which appears mostly dark except for a pale cilia, a few greyish cross-lines and a notable creamy M-mark close to the head. Secondly a Phycita species which is well marked and of the dark / brown variety rather than pink which ought to be easier than it seems and finally a Gracilleria which sadly made a get-away immediately after being photograhed which is mostly brownish with pale marking around the tornus and along the back.

The Clepsis Dumicolana colony is now up and running again with up to 20 flying in sunshine yesterday afternoon.

Micro confirmations / IDs please

I think I have Cauchas rufimitrella (3 images of the same individual) and Notocelia trimaculana?

Mark griffiths, Garsington, Oxford.

Query

Grateful for any clues about this one. Came to trap 2/3 June.

I rather like it, even if it isn't a moth!

Alan Diver

Tackley

Garden Newbies!

Last night was that night when the trap was literally rattling with caddis flies, some of which have gone on to feed the local spiders, but luckily some moths made it through, and two of those species were new for the garden!

Namely, Buttoned Snout:

And Grass Rivulet: 

Also, not seen here since 2015 (and someone please just confirm for me that I am right) is Freyer's Pug

Dave Morris, Seer Green

Scouting for moths

England, doing the decent thing and winning the cricket nice and early allowed me to have an hour or so meandering around the fields behind Chalfont Scout Camp again. No Foresters yet but much to my delight Burnet Companions were around in good numbers ( a new one for me), and a supporting cast of Mother Shipton, Cinnibar, Timothy Tortrix and various grass moths made it rather enjoyable. A couple of the small Oak trees seemed to attract swarms of the tiny Micropterix calthella.
 

I  also had a small distinctive Tortrix which I believe is Dichrorampha sequana:

Hopefully the plans to build on this site will be rejected as it is rich in inverts - I had 5 species of Shield/squash bug, more damselflies than you can shake a stick at and there must have been a hatching of the spectacular Long-horned Beetle Agapanthia villosoviridescens as most stands of Hogweed had at least one.

Pammene albuginana

Having had Pammene albuginana appear in my lounge last Spring as a garden first, it was nice to find another in the trap this morning.  Another garden first was Anania fuscalis.

A shame that the photo isn't pin sharp.

Adam Bassett
Marlow Bottom

more from Friday

The remainder of my unidentified micros from Friday. All 5-6mm in length. I suspect number 2 is a micro-caddis rather than a moth.

Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.

Early doors

Assuming that my IDs are correct, I had my earliest Dark Sword-grass last night, plus Anania perlucidalis which seems to be doing very nicely. I can't resist also showing a Green Silver-lines, lovely creature. The Emperor moth caterpillars meanwhile continue in fine form; hawthorn suits them much better than the willow which I have previously used. Martin Wainwright, Thrupp, Oxon.

Give us a wave

I have been unable to decide which Wave this might be. Help required please.

Steve Lockey (Garsington)

better photo

Better photo of the micro

Mark Griffiths, Garsington, Oxford

Grass Rivulet and micros

Having had very few micros this year last night came as a bit of a shock. Having spent most of the day trying to identify moths I am still left with a number of questions and any help would be appreciated. I'll send the first batch now and then some more tomorrow when I have had a better look myself. The micros were all 5-6mm in length. My ideas are as follows.

1  Grass Rivulet?
2  Dichrorampha sequana. Dozens flying in the field next to my garden in the late afternoon.
3 Bryotropha affinis?
4 Opostega salaciella or Elachista argentella?
5 No idea and it escaped before I could get a better photo.

Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.

Phalonidia manniana?

I had a micro moth come to light on 31-May that looks very similar to the one posted by Barnaby Briggs back on Tuesday 29th. So, possibly another Phalonidia manniana?

I have kept the moth.
Steve Trigg, Cookham

Hellinsia carphodactyla

Well, that's what I think it is, found on our back door this morning. Going through Colin Hart's book the only confusion species I can see are Adaina microdactyla (too small) and Hellinsia osteodactyla (flies in July).

Or have I missed something . . . ?

Thanks,
Nigel

IDs & confirmations please

First 2 micros - no idea. Sorry the second picture is poor - but I still have the moth. The third I'm thinking Large Nutmeg?

Mark Griffiths, Garsington, Oxford

Duponchelia fovealis

Last year on 23 June I found a Duponchelia fovealis in the house.  Last night there was what appears to be another, but this time in the trap.  My only doubt with this one is that the indentation in the outer cross line is not nearly as sharp or deep as those examples shown on various websites, however, I can't think what else it could be, so any comments welcomed.  And I've kept the moth in case it needs closer examination.

Must get a better camera . . . . . . . .

Richard Ellis

Chorleywood