My tentative ID of this is Cochylidia subroseana. It seems to fit better than other similar species.
This looks like Caloptilia hauderi, but that's another very local species. Again thoughts very welcome. Update: From Trent Duval and Martin Honey :C. hauderi is no longer regarded as a British species. The specimens that were called this in Britain are now treated as the first brood of the double-brooded populations of C. semifascia (i.e. a summer form).
The eighth Maiden's Blush I've caught here and they are evenly split between first and second generations. I think that this is the blotchiest one I've caught.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 1 | |
228 | Monopis weaverella | 1 | NFS | |
290 | Caloptilia semifascia | 1 | NFS | |
462 | Ypsolopha sequella | 1 | ||
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 | |
472 | Digitivalva pulicariae | 1 | NFS | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 45 | ||
874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 1 | ||
937 | Agapeta hamana | 2 | ||
958 | Cochylidia subroseana | 1 | ||
972 | Pandemis heparana | Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | |
989 | Aphelia paleana | Timothy Tortrix | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 16 | |
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 2 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 3 | ||
1260 | Cydia splendana | 10 | ||
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 2 | |
1303 | Agriphila selasella | 2 | NFY | |
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 30 | ||
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 3 | ||
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | ||
1348 | Parapoynx stratiotata | Ringed China-mark | 1 | |
1361 | Pyrausta aurata | 1 | ||
1378 | Phlyctaenia coronata | 1 | ||
1380 | Phlyctaenia perlucidalis | 1 | NFS | |
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 | |
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 1 | |
1415 | Orthopygia glaucinalis | 1 | ||
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 4 | ||
1438 | Trachycera suavella | 1 | ||
1470 | Euzophera pinguis | 2 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 2 | ||
1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 1 | |
1680 | Cyclophora punctaria | Maiden's Blush | 1 | |
1690 | Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein | 1 | |
1699 | Idaea rusticata atrosignaria | Least Carpet | 6 | |
1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 3 | |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 1 | |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 23 | |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 | |
1830 | Eupithecia absinthiata | Wormwood Pug | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 5 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 4 | |
1947 | Ectropis bistortata | Engrailed | 1 | |
2003 | Notodonta ziczac | Pebble Prominent | 1 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | |
2011 | Pterostoma palpina | Pale Prominent | 1 | |
2033 | Lymantria monacha | Black Arches | 1 | NFY |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 12 | |
2049 | Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 1 | |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 3 | |
2067 | Euplagia quadripunctaria | Jersey Tiger | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 2 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 35 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 12 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 32 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2110a | Noctua janthina | Langmaid's Yellow Underwing | 7 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 75 | |
2112 | Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 21 | |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 1 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 6 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 3 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 | |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 1 | |
2295 | Cryphia muralis | Marbled Green | 4 | |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 3 | |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 2 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 4 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 77 | |
2352 | Eremobia ochroleuca | Dusky Sallow | 2 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 4 | |
2360x | Amphipoea oculea agg. | Ear Moth agg. | 1 | |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 2 | |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 | |
2439 | Plusia festucae | Gold Spot | 1 | NFY |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 16 |
Hi Tony, your caloptilia could be semifascia. Quote from Field guide to the micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland, ... "the taxon formerly known as Calybites hauderi (Rebel) is now treated as the summer generation of Caloptilia semifascia".
ReplyDeleteHope that helps in some way, the Cochy looks good although there are a couple more that go close but my expertise is unreliable on a good day. . .