15th September daytime search at Pound Farm.

Tony and myself spent a few hours daytime searching for anything lepidopterous last Sunday at Pound Farm near Farnham and it turned out to be quite productive. A mix of beating for larvae, searching and leaf-mining turned up 66sp, with possibly a few more to add once things are bred through. More species than would be recorded light trapping at the moment!
First species on the list was recorded before leaving the car park, a Red underwing at rest on the information board at the entrance to the wood!
Highlights on the larva front included: Oak eggar (2nd instar beaten from Hawthorn), Pebble prominent (a fully growth larva found on Crack willow), Dark dagger (larva found on Wild Cherry), Common and Small emerald larvae plus a Dot moth larva (beaten from the same clump of Wild clematis), Mottled pug (beaten from Hawthorn) and Wormwood pug (larva found feeding on Ragwort flowers).
Adult moths disturbed/seen included: Acleris emargana, Acleris laterana and lots of Nettle-tap.
Even though the leaf mine season has really only just started we found quite a few species, with probably the most interesting being Phyllocnistis saligna snail trail type mines on Crack willow, Phyllocnistis Xenia mines on Grey poplar (again the snail trail type of mine on the upperside of the leaf) and an Ectoedemia louisella mine on a Field maple key.

Neil

Mottled pug larva beaten from Hawthorn

Mottled pug larva beaten from Hawthorn

Dot moth larva beaten from Wild clematis

Dot moth larva beaten from Wild clematis

Pebble prominent larva found on Crack willow

Pebble prominent larva found on Crack willow

 

 

 

 

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