Monday, 22 April 2019

Bramfield Woods Wander

Last week I had a brief wander around Bramfield Woods/Basil's Park and turned up quite a few moths tapping bushes and spotting them flying in the sunshine.

Biggest surprise was a pristine Dwarf Pug flying around the Conifers in the daytime, quickly netted and potted up for a photo later. 

Mostly Micros, as is always the case with daytime netting I find.

Best find was a new moth for me, and a mating pair as well of Phyllonorycter tenerella, a Hornbeam feeder beaten from Hornbeam, one of very few Phyllonorycter that can actually be done crefully from an alive specimen.

Also, a Mompha species was netted on the way back to the car, it looks good for jurassicella.

17/04/19

Macro Moths

Dwarf Pug 1


Micro Moths

Phyllonorycter tenerella 2
Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella 2
Incurvaria masculella 1
Adela reamurella 2
Cameraria ohridella 15
Mompha sp to check TBC
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella 10
Eriocrania salopiella 1
Esperia sulphurella 1


Adela reamurella

Cameraria ohridella

Mompha sp to be dissected pos jurassicella

Dwarf Pug

Eriocrania salopiella

Esperia sulphurella

Incurvaria masculella