With overnight temperatures remaining high, the catch was good again although not quite as diverse as two nights ago. Three were new for the garden:
[317] Monochroa palustrellus
[318] Anarsia innoxiella
[319] Beautiful China-mark
The two gelechids caused me identification headaches for a while. No Anarsia are illustrated in Sterling & Parsons and I found reference to Peach Twig Borer (Anarsia lineatella) eventually, which seemed to fit. However, thanks to David Griffiths and Bill Mansfield I was pointed in the direction of a paper published in 2017 describing a new species, Anarsia innoxiella, which may be more likely to occur in the region. I sent photos to Steve Fletcher who runs http://www.gelechiid.co.uk/ who confirmed the identification. So, possibly a first for the County?
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| Anarsia innoxiella |
Monochroa palustrellus was a little easier to work out but is still a fairly local species:
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| Monochroa palustrellus |
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| Beautiful China-mark Nymphula nitidulata |
Best of the new for the year bunch was this tremendous Large Emerald, the second record here and in much better condition than last years:
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| Large Emerald Geometra papilionaria |
I've caught Common Emerald on each of the last three trapping nights; last year was the first year that I failed to record this species:
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| Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria |
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