However, with micros I always end up feeling stupid, I thought this Tortrix would be obvious, but not to me!
There are more micros calming down in the fridge, but they aren't ready for the camera yet!
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Monday, 28 May 2018
Flustered by Micros in Burry Port
I like getting new micros out of the trap and I'm always reassured when I recognise familiar species, such as the Epiblema cynosbatella and Tachystola acroxantha I found this morning. It's exciting when new species pop up.
Spuleria flavicaput
Opsibotys Fuscalis - an obscure moth with faint crosslines and marks
However, with micros I always end up feeling stupid, I thought this Tortrix would be obvious, but not to me!
And I'm not sure about this longhorn.
I felt that in the light it had a faint metallic sheen, but I'm reluctant to commit myself. Any ideas?
There are more micros calming down in the fridge, but they aren't ready for the camera yet!
However, with micros I always end up feeling stupid, I thought this Tortrix would be obvious, but not to me!
There are more micros calming down in the fridge, but they aren't ready for the camera yet!
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I have a feeling that your longhorn might be a caddis fly, Adam, but I'll be happy to be proved wrong! Well done on the Spularia, a very striking moth.
ReplyDeleteCurses, didn't think of that. Looks quite mothy though, and hairy round the snout.
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely a caddis - note the long and strangely angled palps.
ReplyDeleteThe tortrix is a somewhat worn Hedya pruniana.
That Spuleria is a cracker! Not a common moth.
Thank you all.
ReplyDeleteSo the "bump" has worn off the Hedya!
ReplyDeleteJust 4 previous Spuleria records from Carmarthenshire - it's definitely a cracker!
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