August 2023

Further dissections from my trips in June have added Phyllonorycter dubitella and Cnephasia conspersana

15.057 Phyllonorycter dubitella; Covert Woods; 06/06/2023

49.056 Cnephasia conspersana; Eskmeals dunes; 21/06/2023

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2 weeks in the Scottish Highlands have added 3 species.

70.228 Epione vespertaria (Dark Bordered Beauty); Insh Marshes; 01/08/2023

70.139 Martania taeniata (Barred Carpet); Glen Affric; 30/07/2023

73.367 Protolampra sobrina (Cousin German); Inveruglas; 30/07/2023

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A night at Orlestone Forest has added Dusky Hook-tip

65.004 Drepana curvatula (Dusky Hook-tip); Orlestone Forest; 16/08/2023

And a search for Marsh Mallow Moth along the Medway was successful

73.125 Hydraecia osseola (Marsh Mallow Moth); Burham; 22/08/023

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A trip to the Middlewick Ranges, nr Colchester, with the Essex Moth Group on 23rd August has added Nemapogon falstriella and White-spotted Pinion

12.0221 Nemapogon falstriella; Colchester; 23/08/2023

73.214 Cosmia diffinis (White-spotted Pinion); Middlewick Ranges; 23/08/2023

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Specimens sent to the Genital Determination Service have resulted in reappraisal of Delplanqueia with a page on the separation of D.dilutella/D.inscriptella and reidentification of one specimen as D.inscriptella which is new for the site.

Another specimen caused me to examine the criteria for separating Cnephasia pasiuana from C.pumicana - with the conclusion that these two should be remerged until/unless further evidence supporting the split becomes available. For now I will only recognise C.pasiuana. See Cnephasia pumicana

Together with finding C.conspersana and the the work done on C.pasiuana/pumicana I have written a long overdue page on identification of Cnephasia species.

49.303 Clavigesta sylvestrana has also been added

49.303 Clavigesta sylvestrana; Chantry Fireld NR; 02/08/2023 (specimen and image provided by Graham Ekins)

1743 species presented