[0421] Argyresthia bonnetella

Radwell Ramblings - 03/08/18

I had a wander with work at Radwell Meadows in early August, which is at the very far North-West of the County of Herts, the other side of the reserve is Bedfordshire.

 

I racked up quite a list just tapping trees and vegetation, it was a very warm day hitting 26 degrees and Butterflies were in profusion.

 

Best moth for me was a new species to my records, a Caloptilia falconipennella which was kindly dissected by Graeme Smith to confirm.

 

Also another new moth was also encountered, a single Phyllocnistis unipunctella beaten from Poplar

which i'm surprised I saw against my white net it was so small!

 

Here is the list.

 

Maple Pug

Silver-Y (Everywhere, 50+)

Straw Dot 5

Yellow Shell 2

Agriphila straminella 10+

Agriphila tristella 20+

Argyresthia bonnetella 10+

Argyresthia goedartella 5

Batia unitella 1

Caloptilia falconipennella 1 [NEW!]

Caloptilia semifascia 2

Carcina quercana 2

Dichrorampha petiverella 1

Ectoedemia louisella (Mine) 3

Epinotia tenerana 2

Pammene aurita 1

Phyllocnistis unipunctella 1 [NEW!]

Plutella xylostella 1

Yponomeuta sp 1

Done