I'm now catching up with the results more recent trapping nights although it will likely take a while as May was busy with some warm nights producing decent hauls of moths. The first really good night was the 8th where the number of species took over a single page of my notebook for the first time this year.
I seem to be having a run of Elachista species in the trap this Spring and several gave me headaches in both April and May. After plenty of deliberation I am happy that this one is E. apicipunctella, one of a handful of species with whiteish heads. The extra white marking beyond towards the end of the forewing adds further evidence to the identification.
[561] Elachista apicipunctella
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| Elachista alpicipunctella |
Otherwise, a Pale Pinion is I think on a garden second:
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| Pale Pinion Lithophane socia |
Seraphim has continued its upward trend here with several recorded this year. This was a particularly well marked individual:
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| Seraphim Lobophora halterata |
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