Tuesday 12 June 2012

Mixed bag and rearing success

Just to get things up to date, here are a few from recent days that are new for the year.

Trapping conditions remain generally dire with early stage records, and in particular Coleophora cases, keeping the home fires burning, more of which over at: http://kentmicromoths.blogspot.co.uk/

The first three were from a trip to Gloucestershire last week.

Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Mythimna comma)Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Mythimna comma)

Udea olivalis
Udea olivalis

Scoparia ambigualis
Eudonia mercurella

The latter ones from the garden or adjacent to it on daytime/dusking searches.

Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)
Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)

Coleophora binderella - reared from case on Alder
Coleophora binderella reared ex case on Alder

Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)
Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)

Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis)
Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis)

Dave

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