Thursday 24 March 2011

Caloptilia falconipennella?

I took this large and well marked Caloptilia in my garden on the night of 22nd - I can't make it anything other than falconipennella. It's a very good match to Patrick Clement's photo on UKmoths. Any opinions? And would this be a new species for VC41?

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  1. I can't see any reason why not. Certainly a very good record, and yes a VC first - the first reported on the new blog!

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  2. Great - my first VC first for 4 years. I'll try and remember to look for mines on alder down by the Taff later in the year.

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  3. Nice one George, hopefully the first of a good haul this year.

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