Saturday night's trapping was the best of the year by a long way. 74-ish species of moth, and quite a number of beetle/leafhopper/wasps/other random invertebrate species. Highlights included over 180 Heart and Dart, a massive Puss Moth, 22 P conwagana and Cream-spot ladybird. Also nice to see 2 specimens of Ophonus ardosiacus, a rare seed-eating carabid beetle, which given that I have seen this species here before I guess now confirms that there is a persistent population of them on Rhoose Point.
There were a few where I was unsure of the id - if anyone can offer any pointers I would be grateful!
Possibly
Epagoge grotiana, but really not too sure!
Pyla fusca?
Argyresthia curvella?
Coleophora lineolea?
Dave- I've retained specimens of those in the photos, let me know if you want to see any of them. If not, I will release them back from whence they came!
Hi Adam,
ReplyDeleteThe Tortix might be grotiana, but I think Syndemis musculana is more likely even though the colour looks a little off.
No problem with Pyla fusca and the Argyresthia.
The Coleophora could well be lineolea - it certainly breeds occurs at Rhoose, as I saw it there last year, but not sure I would be able to say with certainty from the photo. I seem to recall something about the ringed antennae being important, but don't have MBGBI to hand to know whether that confirms it or rules it out!
I might do a couple of dissections - it's high time I put the things I learned on Norman's course to use! To be honest the Epagoge/Syndemis doesn't really look right for either!
ReplyDeleteLooks rather like Ptycholomoides aeriferanus to me
ReplyDeleteMay be worth checking the Pyla a bit more critically for Apomyelois bistriatella?
ReplyDeleteYou are spot-on with the P aeriferanus Barry. I would happily check the Pyla if I hadn't let it out into the garden! I'll put the trap on again tonight to see if it returns...
ReplyDeleteRinged antennae on the Coleophora rules out lineolea. Probably c. follicularis.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave!
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