2014: year of the abs?

Already this season I have encountered several aberrations or forms of otherwise fairly common species at greater frequency than before; perhaps just coincidence but gets you thinking...

Treble Lines ab. obscura



Tawny-barred Angle f. nigrofulvata



Clouded-bordered Brindle ab. combusta

Finding my Marbles

A trip to Gloucestershire and Worcestershire over the Bank Holiday allowed me to track down the feeding signs of the Mistletoe Marble (Celypha woodiana) in a very old orchard (just inside VC33).