Monday, 8 April 2019

Species List for 7/4/2019

An interesting collection of just 26 moths. Four new for the year, all micros. The putative Leek moth has been reidentified by Ian Roberts and Dave Shelton (the County Recorder) as the similar Digitivalva pulicariae. Thanks still to Ben Sale for his help.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
472 Digitivalva pulicariae 1 NFy
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1 NFY
1054 Acleris cristana 1 NFY
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 1 NFY
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 8
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 5
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 5
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 2
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1

 Acleris cristana

 Leek Moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella)

 Leek Moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella)

 Light Brown Apple Moth

Twenty-plume Moth

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