Tuesday 3 September 2013

Kilvey, Swansea

A few hours with the traps and home by midnight! 50+ species including this 4mm puzzle with the frizzy topknot. If anyone can suggest a name I'd be very grateful. I've kept it for now.
Also a weird Yellow-barred Brindle which looked extremely striking in mv light, and Acleris emargana and Matilella (Pyla) fusca which I don't seem to see very often. Also a big plant of white heather amongst all the other purple, a Beautiful Yellow Underwing, and 4 Anomalous.
Query. 4mm long

Acleris emargana

Matilalla (Pyla) fusca

Yellow-barred Brindle ab.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing
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7 comments:

  1. VC41Moths4 September 2013 at 09:16

    Hmm, interesting micro. First thoughts would be a Bucculatrix or Phyllonorycter, but not one I know.

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  2. GMT4 September 2013 at 09:20

    I wondered about Bucculatrix too. There are some photos on the internet which look similar, but the habitat is wrong!

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  3. Chris Manley4 September 2013 at 10:18

    Many thanks. Bucculatrix/phyllonorycter was as far as I got too! I'll keep looking, and will keep the moth in case it needs further investigation.

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  4. GMT4 September 2013 at 11:02

    Sorry Chris a crucial couple of words somehow got lost from my comment, it should have said:

    There are some photos of Bucculatrix maritima on the internet which look similar, but the habitat is wrong!

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  5. VC41Moths4 September 2013 at 11:11

    No, but it's not exactly far from Crymlyn Burrows, and I'm sure it would be found there if anyone looked.

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  6. Chris Manley4 September 2013 at 17:46

    Ah! I can see now that some do look similar, and there are sand dunes etc only a mile or so away. Can I record it as that then?

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  7. VC41Moths6 September 2013 at 15:59

    I'd say so yes.

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