Nothing new in traps last night, still lots of Common Quakers, Clouded Drabs and Hebrew Characters flying at the mo, also a large Carrion Beetle and a large wasp ! Garden traps :- 12 x Common Quaker... 5 x Hebrew Character ...4 x Clouded Drab ...3 x Early Grey ...2 x Double-striped Pug ...2 x Emmelina monodactyla................................ 473 moths (357 micro, 116 micro) of 29/30 species (one pending ID....19 macro, 10/11 micro)
Showing posts with label Agonopterix scopariella. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Agonopterix scopariella. Show all posts
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Another view of suspected A. scopariella
Here's another shot of the mystery moth from the previous blog entry.....heracliana/ciliella or scopariella ?
Nothing new in traps last night, still lots of Common Quakers, Clouded Drabs and Hebrew Characters flying at the mo, also a large Carrion Beetle and a large wasp ! Garden traps :- 12 x Common Quaker... 5 x Hebrew Character ...4 x Clouded Drab ...3 x Early Grey ...2 x Double-striped Pug ...2 x Emmelina monodactyla................................ 473 moths (357 micro, 116 micro) of 29/30 species (one pending ID....19 macro, 10/11 micro)
Nothing new in traps last night, still lots of Common Quakers, Clouded Drabs and Hebrew Characters flying at the mo, also a large Carrion Beetle and a large wasp ! Garden traps :- 12 x Common Quaker... 5 x Hebrew Character ...4 x Clouded Drab ...3 x Early Grey ...2 x Double-striped Pug ...2 x Emmelina monodactyla................................ 473 moths (357 micro, 116 micro) of 29/30 species (one pending ID....19 macro, 10/11 micro)
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
28th March 2011....Possible A. scopariella
A new macro for the year turned up last night, a rather tatty Powdered Quaker. The big news was the micro I caught on the wall near the trap. At first I thought it was just another Agonopterix heracliana but its general behaviour prompted me to look a little closer as it had a different reaction to captivity than the host of heracliana I have caught. After flicking through UK moths I came to the conclusion that it was A. scopariella as it had the classic transverse twin black spots at a quarter distance from the thorax and the two white spots mid-way down the wing. Pics were sent to the VC 30 micro recorder, David Manning, who agrees that it ticks all the boxes but has some doubts about the wing shape. So the unfortunate creature is now in deep freeze awaiting collection for a more detailed examination. If it turns out to be scopariella it will be only the third one recorded in VC30 .......................................................................... POWDERED QUAKER 2186 
AGONOPTERIX SCOPARIELLA ? awaiting confirmation but I am very keen on this one..........COMMENTS/OPINIONS very welcome
Garden Tally :- 6 x Common Quaker 3 x Hebrew Character 2 x E. monodactyla 2 x Double-striped Pug 1 x Powdered Quaker * FFY 1 x Satellite 1 x Clouded Drab 1 x Small Quaker 1 x Diurnea fagella 1 x Agonopterix scopariella TBC Totals:- 445 moths (331 mac, 114 mic) of 29/30 species (19 macro, 10/11 micro)
AGONOPTERIX SCOPARIELLA ? awaiting confirmation but I am very keen on this one..........COMMENTS/OPINIONS very welcome
Garden Tally :- 6 x Common Quaker 3 x Hebrew Character 2 x E. monodactyla 2 x Double-striped Pug 1 x Powdered Quaker * FFY 1 x Satellite 1 x Clouded Drab 1 x Small Quaker 1 x Diurnea fagella 1 x Agonopterix scopariella TBC Totals:- 445 moths (331 mac, 114 mic) of 29/30 species (19 macro, 10/11 micro)
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