Getting better............28/03/10

DOUBLE-STRIPED PUG (thanks Andy)

DIURNEA FAGELLA

DIURNEA FAGELLA Identification confirmed by A&M......thanks

THE DELLS .....TL1944

TRAP.................Twin 11 watt PLS actinic SKINNER

A much better night with calm conditions and warmer temps, until it started raining at midnight ! 26 moths trapped of 9 species

RESULTS:-

Common Quaker.............................. 13

E. monodactyla................................. 3

Clouded Drab.................................... 2

Early Grey......................................... 2

Hebrew Character............................ 1

Small Quaker..................................... 1

A. heracliana...................................... 1

I HAVE NOW REACHED THE POINT WHERE HELP IS NEEDED !

Two micros were trapped which I cant identify. The top picture was taken in torchlight last night as it was on the perspex and the flash "x-rayed" it. Unfortunately it had done a runner before the morning so no daylight picture was possible. wingspan under 20mm

The middle and bottom pictures show two separate moths of this species, and I will have a stab and say they look like DIURNEA FAGELLA to me, but I stand to be corrected. wing length about 13mm

IDENTIFICATIONS NOW CONFIRMED AS (top) Double-striped Pug and Diurnea fagella......many thanks to Andy & Melissa