1st May 2012 ...Gen det results...500 species reached.

The gen det results for 7 micro moths were received today from David Manning, county micro moth recorder.
5 garden first records were added with 1044 Acleris ferrugana bringing up the 500 species milestone for The Dells garden.
Bill D, if you are reading......great call on 890 Mompha jurassicella from 15th March.
Our micro man informs me that he hadn't seen this moth in the county in 40 years until one turned up in 2010 and a couple more have been ID'd since.
Bedfordshire was at the northern end of its range and signs are that it is spreading.
Gen. det. results :-
15th March.....0890...Mompha jurassicella, garden first
20th March.....1044...Acleris ferrugana, garden first
20th March.....0435...Zelleria hepariella, garden first, confirmed earlier by photo
26th March.....0692...Agonopterix subpropinquella, garden first
29th March.....1041...Acleris sparsana, year first
18th April.......0607...Elachista canopennella, garden first
27th April.......0240...Tinea pellionella, year first

896 Mompha jurassicella from 15th March

692 Agonopterix subpropinquella from 20th March

1044 Acleris ferrugana from 20th March