Monday, 15 July 2013

Pluck Lake Sunday night

Dave Morris from Buckinghamshire and myself spent 3 hours or so at Pluck Lake, Swansea last night.
Around 80 species, including Scarce Burnished Brass and Beautiful Snout but particularly 2 tortricidae we were unable to identify, in spite of them both looking distinctive. Suggestions very welcome!
Mystery 1. 7 mm long

Mystery 2. 10 mm long
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5 comments:

  1. Barry Stewart15 July 2013 at 13:07

    First one looks like an odd looking Epinotia cruciana
    Second one looks familiar, but can't place it?

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  2. VC41Moths15 July 2013 at 13:18

    The other one is Ptycholomoides aeriferanus.

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  3. Barry Stewart15 July 2013 at 13:19

    ptycholomoides aeriferanus

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  4. Barry Stewart15 July 2013 at 13:19

    Must have posted the same time!

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  5. Chris Manley15 July 2013 at 14:39

    That's very quick, and very perceptive! Many thanks. Sterling's distribution map does not show aeriferanus in Glamorgan but I see it was first recorded in Crymlyn Bog in 1997.

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