Yesterday a brown micro, perched on a Lady's Mantle leaf, obligingly made its way into a tube that I happened to be carrying. Not brilliant photography, but hopefully good enough:
I suspect that it's the gelechiid Bryotropha terrella, but confirmation (or denial) would be welcome.
This colourful caterpillar was found on the leaf of a Hazel tree close to my potting shed yesterday:
I suspect that it's a Grey Dagger larva, and if so it's of some significance because I have found fresh-looking Dagger moths resting on the shed on several occasions in the past. This may provide a good indication of the identity of any such moths found there in future. Question: is it justifiable to draw this conclusion from two independent events?
Fairly close to the caterpillar, on a Rose leaf, was this freshly-emerged Garden Rose Tortrix:
I shall be scouring the garden for more surprises this afternoon - and may well put a trap or two out tonight.
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