Friday 6 September 2013

Wednesday night 4th September

Weather promised some late summer so popped out to Bryn Tip at the last minute.
50 species including 16 Feathered Gothic, with 6 on one egg box in the actinic, 3 Hedge Rustic, 4 Anomalous, 12 Autumnal Rustic, a late Antler, Dark Sword Grass etc.
Also a couple of small queries, possibly Gelechiidae,  suggestions welcome.

Query 1. 4mm long


Query 2. 6mm. Maybe a form of Teleiopsis diffinis?

Feathered Gothic

Hedge Rustic

5 comments:

  1. The first one looks like Elachista canapennella. Not sure about the gelechiid.

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  2. I agree with George on both counts!

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  3. Thanks very much. I'll probably just leave out the Gelechid.

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  4. It just occurred to me that it looks like Scrobipalpa costella.

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  5. Thanks George. Yes, and I even had one earlier this year, but that looked much more like other illustrations. I only got the one view before it flew off.

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