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Post by petecollins on Aug 23, 2015 14:31:11 GMT
These two micros were in my trap this morning (at Kensworth, S Beds., in the Chilterns).  Presumaby a Tortrix, but I can't ID it from the books  Unknown micro |
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Post by wharfrat on Aug 23, 2015 16:21:54 GMT
No good on those tortices, as they can be so variable, but the second is I believe Ypsolopha scabrella.
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Post by petecollins on Aug 23, 2015 19:18:10 GMT
Thanks Wharfrat!
I had a feeling I'd seen it before, and I have (just once, last year).
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Post by petecollins on Aug 29, 2015 15:19:27 GMT
I thought the Tortrix would be easy to ID, but apparently not. The Herts Moth Group have suggested Acleris aspersana and Rhomboid Tortrix (Acleris rhombana) but I'm not convinced by either (I've not seen any photos on the internet that look at all similar to my photo). So I think it's going down as an 'unknown'.
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Post by petecollins on Aug 30, 2015 16:27:35 GMT
The county recorder, Colin Plant, has now said it's 'a male Acleris rhombana'.
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