Suffolk Moths Blog » Antony Wren http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog Topical information from the Suffolk Moth Group Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:24:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 The hunt for Phyllonorycter pastorella http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/31/the-hunt-for-phyllonorycter-pastorella/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/31/the-hunt-for-phyllonorycter-pastorella/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:30:59 +0000 Antony Wren http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=8041 Continue reading ]]> 31.10.19

With the moth trapping season drawing to an early close this year with disappointing weather and a lack of opportunities to get out into the field,  my attention has turned to leaf mines. I am out and about most days and it’s relatively easy to pick up several species of mine on the school run or walking to the shops.

Today I convinced my wife to have a trip to Africa Alive Zoo because there is a line of mature Willows and I was on the hunt for a moth only added to the British list in 2014.

I found several mines within a few minutes; Phyllonorycter viminiella and Phyllocnistis unipunctella were the most interesting. By the 3rd tree along I began to find some early stage mines which seemed to match Phyllonorycter pastorella but they could’ve been one of several species.  

After half an hour of searching I found something very interesting and quickly snapped a photo to get a second opinion… Dr John Langmaid and a few others suggested that the mine was a perfect match for Phyllonorycter pastorella.

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Antony

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Dunwich Woods 26.4.19 http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/04/28/dunwich-woods-26-4-19/ http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/04/28/dunwich-woods-26-4-19/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2019 22:50:43 +0000 Antony Wren http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=7886 Continue reading ]]> Myself and Peter conducted our 3rd trapping session at Dunwich on Friday night.
We had:
3 X 125w MV
1 x 20w Wemlite and
1 x 7w LED

In a 5 hour session we recorded over 120 moths of 31 species, the best of which were a single Dotted Chestnut and 4 Gravitarmata margarotana.

Although the temperature held up around 10.5 degrees, the wind probably affected the size of the catch and the rain came in at around 1am meaning a hasty pack up.
49.302 Gravitarmata margarotana (2)

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