Of course I'm always looking for garden ticks, but the only candidates last night were micros. One was a Cnephasia ag which is currently awaiting specific identification by an expert. Whatever it turns out to be is likely to be a garden tick though. It turned out to be a Flax Tortrix Cnephasia asseclana.
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| Flax Tortrix Cnephaesia asseclana |
Another one new for the year is Notocelia trimaculana. I was hoping to get it checked, but I think my request to UKMothID got lost in the ether.
The remainder included several which were new for the year. These included the macros Clouded Border, and Turnip Moth Heart and Club (the latter was checked, and I was corrected).
Back to micros. I recorded Celypha lacunana, Garden Grass-veneer, and Water-veneer as familiar new additions to the year list.
The full list was as follows:
Light Brown Apple Moth 2
Clepsis consimilana 1
Celypha lacunana 1 (nfy)
Notocelia trimaculana 1 (nfy)
Cnephasia ag 1 (nfy)
Marbled Orchard Tortrix 1
Eudonia mercurella 1
Garden Grass-veneer 3 (nfy)
Water-veneer 2 (nfy)
Green Pug 2
Clouded Border 1 (nfy)
Common Marbled Carpet 2
Buff Tip 1
Buff Ermine 1
Alder Moth 1
Pale Mottled Willow 1
Heart and Club 1 (nfy)
Heart and Dart 24
Flame Shoulder 1
Of the above moths not so far discussed, the Eudonia mercurella is the most surprising owing to its early date, but it could be the same individual I caught the other night. The Buff Tip probably gets the award for most handsome moth.
This afternoon the number of Small Tortoiseshells in the front garden reached an unprecedented six butterflies. They seem to be having a good year. Perhaps the local council was delayed in strimming the verges allowing nettles to prosper. An unexpected bonus of lockdown if this is correct.
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| Notocelia trimaculana |
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| Clouded Border |
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| Heart and Club |
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| Celypha lacunana |
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| Water-veneer |
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| Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella |
The full list was as follows:
Light Brown Apple Moth 2
Clepsis consimilana 1
Celypha lacunana 1 (nfy)
Notocelia trimaculana 1 (nfy)
Cnephasia ag 1 (nfy)
Marbled Orchard Tortrix 1
Eudonia mercurella 1
Garden Grass-veneer 3 (nfy)
Water-veneer 2 (nfy)
Green Pug 2
Clouded Border 1 (nfy)
Common Marbled Carpet 2
Buff Tip 1
Buff Ermine 1
Alder Moth 1
Pale Mottled Willow 1
Heart and Club 1 (nfy)
Heart and Dart 24
Flame Shoulder 1
Of the above moths not so far discussed, the Eudonia mercurella is the most surprising owing to its early date, but it could be the same individual I caught the other night. The Buff Tip probably gets the award for most handsome moth.
This afternoon the number of Small Tortoiseshells in the front garden reached an unprecedented six butterflies. They seem to be having a good year. Perhaps the local council was delayed in strimming the verges allowing nettles to prosper. An unexpected bonus of lockdown if this is correct.
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