Last night produced the best trap of a cold spring that has produced meagre returns so far.
It produced over 50 individuals of 26 species including a number of firsts for the year including Heart and Dart, Vine's Rustic, Rustic Shoulderknot and Pale Mottled Willow. I also had a specimen of Dichrorampha acuminanata which is not on the carms template. I was pleased to have another specimen of the tiny Swammerdamia pyrelella which I've only found once before.
I've had this problem with recording Dichrorampha, Adam. The species which I think is probably D.acuminatana is common in my garden, I've seen a few fluttering around in the last week or two. Last year I amended my record sheet no.1283 to D.montanana/acuminatana for recording purposes, my reasoning being (rightly or wrongly) that without dissection I couldn't distinguish between the two species with certainty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris, I will do that too.
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