Summary[edit] Description: Even more of these black-white butterflies seem to have emerged in our cellar. I had noticed their pupae before, which now appear to be empty exuviae. Date: 11 June 2019, 15:56:29. Source: Own work. Author: Tobias "ToBeFree" Frei.
Trip to Las Descargues 8th August - 18th August - Micro Moths Here is the second post containing all (or nearly all) of the Micro Moth species that I recorded on my 10 night stay to Las Descargues. The smaller moths were quite thin on the ground most nights and with lots of bigger bulkier moths crashing around in the traps it made it harder to actually pot them up and a few escaped at times! I still have a few for identification as always but so far the Micro Moth species list stands at 102 species. Species highlighted in red are completely new to me. All of the Macro and the Micro Moth species that I took photos of can now be viewed on my flickr page HERE Acleris variegana Acompsia cinerella Acompsia tripunctella Acrobasis advenella Acrobasis glaucella Acrobasis tumidana Adaina microdactyla Agapeta hamana Agapeta zoegana Agonopterix yeatiana Agriphila inquinatella Agriphila straminella Agriphila tristella Agrotera nemoralis Amblyptilia acanthdactyla Anania verbascalis Ancylolomia sp Antigastra catalaunalis Argyresthia bonnetella Argyresthia semitestacella Aroga velocalla Bactra lancealana Batia lambdella Batia lunaris Blastobasis glandulella Borkhausenia fuscescens Bryotropha basaltinella Bryotropha terrella Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella Caloptilia stigmatella Calybites phasianipennella Carcina quercana Carpatolechia decorella Catoptria falsella Catoptria pinella Celypha lacunana Celypha rivulana Celypha striana Chrysoteuchia culmella Clepsis rurinana Coleophora sp Coptotriche marginea Cosmiotes freyrella Crambus pascuella Cydalima perspectalis Cydia amplana Cynaeda dentalis Depressaria pulcherrimella Dialectica scalariella Dichomeris limosellus Dioryctria abietella Ectoedemia heringella Elachista canapennella Emmelina monodactyla Endothenia oblongana Endotricha flammealis Ephestia elutella Epinotia ramella Ethmia quadrillella Etiella zinckenella Eucosma conterminana Eudemis profundana Eudonia lacustrata Eudonia mercurella Euzophera pinguis Evergestis forficalis Homaloxestis briantiella Homoeosoma sinuella Khorassania compositella Lobesia botrana Metalampra italica Metendothenia atropunctana Monopis laevigella Monopis obviella Niphonympha dealbatella Nomophila noctuella Notocelia uddmanniana Oegoconia sp Oncocera semirubella Ostrinia nubilalis Oxyptilus ericetorum Palpita vitrealis Paraswammerdamia albicapitella Parornix sp Pediasia contaminella Phycitodes albatella Phycitodes binnaevella Phyllonorycter coryli Phyllonorycter harrisella Plutella xylostella Pyralis farinalis Pyrausta despicata Pyrausta purpuralis Pyroderces argyrogrammos Scrobipalpa acuminatella Scythropia crataegella Sitochroa palealis Stomopteryx detersella Synaphe punctalis Syncopacma ochrofasciella Syncopacma sangiella Udea ferrugalis
Summary[edit] Description: Even more of these black-white butterflies seem to have emerged in our cellar. I had noticed their pupae before, which now appear to be empty exuviae. Date: 10 June 2019, 14:54:50. Source: Own work. Author: Tobias "ToBeFree" Frei.
Summary[edit] Description: Even more of these black-white butterflies seem to have emerged in our cellar. I had noticed their pupae before, which now appear to be empty exuviae. Date: 10 June 2019, 14:55:32. Source: Own work. Author: Tobias "ToBeFree" Frei.
Summary[edit] Description: Deutsch: Kotkügelchen der Raupe des Buchsbaumzünslers (Cydalima perspectalis) unter einem Buchsbaum. Date: 4 August 2012. Source: Own work. Author: AtelierMonpli.
Summary[edit] Description: At least four of these black-white butterflies seem to have emerged in our cellar. I had noticed their pupae before, which now appear to be empty exuviae. Date: 9 June 2019, 17:53:19. Source: Own work. Author: Tobias "ToBeFree" Frei.
Summary[edit] Description: At least four of these black-white butterflies seem to have emerged in our cellar. I had noticed their pupae before, which now appear to be empty exuviae. Date: 9 June 2019, 17:55:29. Source: Own work. Author: Tobias "ToBeFree" Frei.
An update on moths in the back garden Finally got round to posting a few recent catches and highlights. Best moth last week was a garden first Cydalima perspectalis and only the second example i've seen in this Country (the first being from last year's Herts Moth Group field trip to Rye Meads in August). Also 2 more Vestal, one on Monday night and one just last night (Which are different specimens which is nice), making it 5 in total for my garden over 5 years. Not much else to shout about really with Macro's... lots of November Moth aggs with a few to check for either Pale November or Autumnal Moth and a season first of Mottled Umber. On the Micro front an explosion of Acleris schalleriana with specimens turning up most nights and a high count of 6 on Wednesday night, also lots of Tachystola acroxantha, Emmelina monodactyla, Amblyptilia acanthdactyla and of course Epiphyas postvittana. What was nice to see was a dinky little Epermenia chaerophyllella, only the second record this year but one that has turned up every year apart from last year. Such an unusual looking species. The weather has been challenging to say the least. Either warm and windy or cold and clear and some mornings have been as cool as 4c. Below are the three catches. Catch Report - 23/10/17 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap Macro Moths 1x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1x Brick 1x Feathered Thorn 1x Green-brindled Crescent 1x Lesser Yellow Underwing 1x Mottled Umber 7x November Moth 1x Red-line Quaker 1x Vestal 1x Yellow-line Quaker Micro Moths 1x Cydalima perspectalis [NFG] 2x Acleris schalleriana 4x Acleris sparsana 1x Blastobasis adustella 3x Epiphyas postvittana 1x Hypsopygia glaucinalis 4x Tachystola acroxantha Catch Report - 25/10/17 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap Macro Moths 1x Angle Shades 1x Barred Sallow 4x Brick 5x Green-brindled Crescent 1x Lesser Yellow Underwing 8x November Moth 1x Red-green Carpet 1x Red-line Quaker 3x Yellow-line Quaker Micro Moths 6x Acleris schalleriana 2x Acleris sparsana 1x Epermenia chaerophyllella 3x Epiphyas postvittana 2x Tachystola acroxantha Catch Report - 28/10/17 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 40w Actinic Robinson Trap Macro Moths 1x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 5x Brick 1x Green-brindled Crescent 1x Lesser Yellow Underwing 6x November Moth 1x Red-line Quaker 1x Vestal 4x Yellow-line Quaker Micro Moths 2x Acleris schalleriana 1x Acleris sparsana 2x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 5x Epiphyas postvittana 2x Emmelina monodactyla
Summary[edit] Description: Even more of these black-white butterflies seem to have emerged in our cellar. I had noticed their pupae before, which now appear to be empty exuviae. Date: 10 June 2019, 14:54:11. Source: Own work. Author: Tobias "ToBeFree" Frei.
Summary[edit] Description: At least four of these black-white butterflies seem to have emerged in our cellar. I had noticed their pupae before, which now appear to be empty exuviae. Date: 9 June 2019, 17:55:32. Source: Own work. Author: Tobias "ToBeFree" Frei.
Summary[edit] Description: Even more of these black-white butterflies seem to have emerged in our cellar. I had noticed their pupae before, which now appear to be empty exuviae. Date: 11 June 2019, 16:01:09. Source: Own work. Author: Tobias "ToBeFree" Frei.