A quieter night but with some quality yet again. A Lime Hawkmoth was my first since 2012 of this apparently common species. I had forgotten how stunning they are; this one was likened by my son to a Vulcan bomber!
There were also two quality tortrix species that were completely new to me:
Eucosma metzneriana especially is of some interest - a relatively recent colonist to the Country where it was apparently first recorded in Cambs (in 1977).
Agapeta zoegana in contrast should probably have turned up by now but is finally on the garden list:
Using criteria on British Lepidoptera this looks ok for Coleophora alcyonipennella:
[516] Coleophora alcyonipennella
[517] Agapeta zoegana
[518] Acleris logiana
[519] Eucosma metzneriana
[520] Lime Hawkmoth
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| Lime Hawkmoth Mimas tiliae |
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| Acleris logiana |
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| Eucosma metzneriana |
Agapeta zoegana in contrast should probably have turned up by now but is finally on the garden list:
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| Agapeta zoegana |
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| Coleophora alcyonipennella |
[517] Agapeta zoegana
[518] Acleris logiana
[519] Eucosma metzneriana
[520] Lime Hawkmoth
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