Some of you might remember Howard posted a query about a mystery
Depressaria recently, and in the comments I mentioned I'd trapped a specimen of this genus at Lanlay meadows in September 2014 which looked good for
ultimella, but that I hadn't yet got around to dissecting it to confirm. Well, I've now dissected it and it is indeed
ultimella (a female) - the first confirmed county record. There are two unconfirmed records from Gower, but Dave requested dissection to confirm its presence in the county.
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Depressaria ultimella |
It's not the best photo but the pale streaks in the disc are obvious, and it is a bit smaller than
daucella. The larvae feed on Fool's Water-cress, which is almost certainly present at Lanlay Meadows, though I didn't specifically look for it.
The date was 20th September and the catch was otherwise extremely poor, with only 6 species in total, so I'm glad there was something to make the trip worthwhile.
George
Congratulations George.
ReplyDeleteGood work George
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