Dan Houghton

A nice double rainbow over farmland at Brownwich, Hants this afternoon.

Was that a confirmed vittata Chris, or suspected?

A much better pic of the Blastobasis...

23:8 to light last night in S Hants. 6 RDP and Olive-tree Pearl on the migrant front. Y-l Quaker was nfy. A rufous looking Blastobasis could be vittata...opinions welcome but I guess gen det reqd. A tenanted Ectoedemia intimella mine on a fallen leaf from nxt doors Sallow was nfg! #teammoth

Carcina quercana

I think the first two are Ectoedemia subbimaculella. The third looks Stigmella. And the fourth could be an old mine of Tischeria ekebladella.

That's Carcina quercana, it's silken retreat and adjacent grazing damage.

Nope. I'll try the pheromones again though...

Good luck!

I'm fine with that 🙂

A nice selection, wish I could achieve that here!

40:8 here in S Hants last night. Feathered Thorn was nfy. Potential migrants - 3 Golden Twin-spot, 2 Olive-tree Pearl, 13 RDP, 2 Turnip and Crocidosema plebejana. LBAM topped out at 17. #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social

I've got the one for Tuta absoluta out as well as SBB...

I'm still waiting for Sprawler to grace the garden but then I'm still waiting for Chestnut! It's not great here early and late in the year, too far from any decent woodland, sadly.

It's been pants of late. Very windy tonight so very low expectations. Roll on tomorrow night!...

Actinic is out....

Ectoedemia quinquella

Stigmella atricapitella mines

Ectoedemia argyropeza mine

Some 'green islands' in Botley Wood, Hants this afternoon - Ectoedemia quinquella and Stigmella atricapitella on Oak and Ectoedemia argyropeza on Aspen. #teammoth

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!...