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<title>The hunt for Phyllonorycter pastorella</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ 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 … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/10/31/the-hunt-for-phyllonorycter-pastorella/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>31.10.19</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>I found several mines within a few minutes; <em>Phyllonorycter viminiella</em> and <em>Phyllocnistis unipunctella</em> 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. <b><br />
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<p>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 <em>Phyllonorycter pastorella</em>.</p>
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<title>Dunwich Woods 26.4.19</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 22:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Antony Wren</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ 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 … <a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2019/04/28/dunwich-woods-26-4-19/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Myself and Peter conducted our 3rd trapping session at Dunwich on Friday night.<br />
We had:<br />
3 X 125w MV<br />
1 x 20w Wemlite and<br />
1 x 7w LED</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.<br />
<a href="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/49.302-Gravitarmata-margarotana-2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7887" alt="49.302 Gravitarmata margarotana (2)" src="http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/49.302-Gravitarmata-margarotana-2-300x200.jpg" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
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