Monday, 25 July 2011

Tutt Head, Mumbles

Devonshire Wainscot
Highlights from 108 species recorded in two traps last night [of which 32 were new for SS68] were Tawny cockroach (1), Swammerdamia pyrella (1), Ypsolopha scabrella (1), Digitivalva pulicariae (2), Agonopterix kaekeritziana (2), Argolamprotes micella (1), Athrips mouffetella (7), Teleiodes sequax (8),  Aethes francillana (3), Agriphila inquinatella (2), Eudonia pallida (1), Pyrausta ostrinalis (3), Pyrausta cingulata (2), Udea ferrugalis (2), Grass Emerald (1), Annulet (2), Round-winged Muslin (1), Rosy Footman (2), Hoary Footman (1), Scarce Footman (12), Crescent Dart (1), Dark Sword-grass (2), Northern Rustic (1), Brown-line Bright Eye (10), Devonshire Wainscot (6), Double Kidney (1), Clouded Brindle (1), Confused  (1),  Slender Brindle (1) & Silver Y (2). I'd like to express my thanks to the staff at the coastguard station for arranging access at the site.  
Any help with this tiny moth appreciated...
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5 comments:

  1. VC41Moths26 July 2011 at 10:50

    I can't even pin it down to a family. Possibly one of the Tinea sp, but it has the feel of Elachista and some Gelechiids. I don't suppose I'd be allowed to dissect it?

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  2. Barry Stewart26 July 2011 at 12:53

    George did suggest an Elachista, which is the line I was going down. I've gone through the BOLDsystems website http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=6588 but can't see anything that matches there, so as the specimen is long gone, it will have to be left undetermined - unless someone has a moment of inspiration of course!

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  3. Barry Stewart26 July 2011 at 13:26

    PS. The MOGBI Elachista key takes suggests maculicerusella (=monosemiella), but visually this doesn't seem right!

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  4. VC41Moths26 July 2011 at 13:52

    Did the key include the genus Biselachista? Could it be something like Biselachista albidella?

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  5. Barry Stewart28 July 2011 at 19:07

    Don't think so, but I'll check this out...

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