Dan Houghton

If I'd had odd ones before now, I would suggest local. However, local records seem to be on the up each year, so I suspect the process of them becoming established is well underway. Which is nice!

Crazy, I'd only seen one before this morning! Local records are on the up. Possibly on the cusp of being established, who knows!?, time will tell...

48:16 to MV in S Hants last night. Golden Twin-spot was NFG and there were 5 of them!!! 3 Diamondback were the only other migrants. Blair's Shoulder-knot and Merveille du Jour were nfy. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

I returned to see how the suspected early mines of Stigmella catharticella found at the weekend had progressed. Very well as it turns out! #teammoth

Book/internet and camera are my tools for plant ID, a bit old school but I learn better that way! There's bound to be an app out there.

Cheers, it was a fruitful little walk, I've just identified leaf-rolls of Calybites phasianipennella on Dock and I found some early Stigmella mines on a Buckthorn (had never clocked the tree previously!) which i suspect may be catharticella - not a species i expected to find on the doorstep.

Parornix devoniella mine and leaf fold on Hazel.

Ectoedemia erythrogenella mines on Bramble.

Phyllonorycter joannisi and Stigmella aceris mines on Norway Maple.

Stigmella salicis Cluster 6 mines on Sallow.

Parornix devoniella on Hazel, Ectoedemia erythrogenella on Bramble, Phyllonorycter joannisi + Stigmella aceris on Norway Maple and Stigmella salicis 'Cluster 6' (egg upperside and by the midrib) on Sallow.

Phyllonorycter emberizaepennella mine on Himalayan Honeysuckle.

Stigmella microtheriella mines on Hazel.

Phyllonorycter strigulatella mines on Grey Alder.

Phyllonorycter esperella mine on Hornbeam.

A bunch of mines from S Hants, VC11 this morning: Phyllonorycter emberizaepennella on Himalayan Honeysuckle, Stigmella microtheriella on Hazel, Phyllonorycter strigulatella on Grey Alder + Phyllonorycter esperella on Hornbeam. 1/2. #teammoth

I'd certainly be up for some of that!

Thanks

Hi @vc28wildlife.bsky.social , I photographed this Phyllonorycter mine on a narrow-leaved Willow back in June this year at Botley, Hampshire and would appreciate your thoughts regarding it possibly being pastorella. I'm hoping to return to the site soon to see if there are more...

Phyllocnistis midrib mine on Willow

Phyllonorycter schreberella mines on Elm

Phyllonorycter tristrigella mine on Elm

Grey Dagger larva

Some larval stuff from Gosport, Hants this afternoon- a Phyllocnistis midrib mine on Willow, mines of Phyllonorycter schreberella and tristrigella and a Grey Dagger larva on Elm. #teammoth

I haven't been back but I must!...

Well done! I found this on a narrow-leaved Willow back in June in S Hants....Phyllonorycter sp., presumably too early for pastorella?

Stigmella plagicolella

Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

Bucculatrix albedinella

A few leafmines from Gosport, Hants this morning - Stigmella plagicolella on Blackthorn, Phyllonorycter acerifoliella on Field Maple and Bucculatrix albedinella on Elm. #teammoth

4 now, yet I haven't had Dark Sword-grass, Small Mottled Willow or Bordered Straw yet this year! The mad randomness of mothing.

72:27 to the 6w actinic last night including the first 2 Flounced Rustic of the year. Also Small Marbled, Portland Ribbon Wave and Rush Veneer. Stubbington, S Hants #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

It's still in a pot....

Just 52:36 to MV last night. Most unexpected was Catoptria margaritella, presumably a migrant, only other migrant was a single RDP. S Hants, VC11. Agriphila geniculea and Ptocheuusa paupella nfy. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

All you need is a hand lens! Further investigation is never a good outcome for the moth in question.

Apparently the 3rd segment of the labial palps is entirely white in caradjai, mixed yellow and dark brown in quad and deauratella and black with a pale tip in novimundi. 2nd edition of micros book says this feature may be helpful as a pointer for further investigation.

The palps may also offer some clues.

139:54 to 6w actinic last night produced Plain Pug nfg. Also this presumed Oak Nycteoline, not seen this form before. Migrants consisted of 11 Diamondback and a Rusty-dot Pearl. S Hants, VC11. #teammoth

Glad the parva came Steve!

At Stubbington, Hants #teammoth

41:24 to 6w actinic last night. Common Clothes Moth was nfg. Nfy were Brown-tail, Dwarf Cream Wave, Elephant Hawk-moth, Poplar Grey and Water Veneer. The third Small Marbled in the last week, this the brightest of them and the only apparent migrant. ##teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

I reckon by Monday you'll have had one 😉

115:53 to MV in Stubbington, Hants last night included another Small Marbled and 3 Diamondback. Lots of nfy including Acrobasis marmorea, Dot Moth, Figure of 80, Mottled Beauty, Metzneria metzneriella and one of my ultimate favourites, Leopard Moth. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

A modest 27:20 to the 6w actinic last night included a Small Marbled, the only other migrant was a single Diamondback. A huge Brown House Moth threw me for a while! Stubbington, S Hants, VC11. ##teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

Certainly good for a pheromone here, leaving it overnight might be key? A few are away and with the forecast rain, I don't think anyone is contemplating tonight.