Not the warmest evenings for moth trapping, so few to report. A buff ermine, common pug and treble lines were all new for the year in the trap over the last 2 nights but not much else to report.
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| buff ermine |
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| treble lines |
A couple of hours in Millennium Wood yesterday came up with a few moths, particularly Crambus lathoniellus which was new for the year as well as several Celypha lacunana, whilst another trip to Westland Green realised 8 Celypha lacunana, 2 Crambus lathoniellus, 12 Glyphipterix simpliana and a pug sp, probably mottled pug.
Other insects a new hoverfly, namely Sphaerophoria scripta, shown here. A diagnostic feature of this creature is that the abdomen is longer than the wings when folded, as illustrated in the photo.
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| Sphaerophoria scripta |
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| larvae of spindle ermine moth |
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| common malachite beetle |
Another new insect was a hairy shieldbug. This means I am now just a few insects away from registering 100 species, not including butterflies, moths, dragon and damselflies. In all, I have recorded in excess of 800 different species of creatures within the parish and, with some searching and learning, should make this over 1000 in the next few years.
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| hairy shieldbug |
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| Glyphipterix simpliana |
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| rather worn Celypha lacunana |
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| the most difficult family of moths to identify, this being a presumed mottled pug. |
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