Some unseasonably warm temperatures has brought out some early spring species a few weeks earlier than usual. Amongst five Orthosia species caught were two Twin-spotted Quaker; I was surprised to find that these were my first in Cottenham never mind the garden.
[489] Twin-spotted Quaker
Picked up a couple of weeks later was this very smart tortrix:
[490] Acleris cristana
[489] Twin-spotted Quaker
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| Twin-spotted Quaker Orthosia munda |
Picked up a couple of weeks later was this very smart tortrix:
[490] Acleris cristana
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| Acleris cristana |
