Above: general view of the site.
Above: a nice mix of marjoram, carline thistle and common centaury etc.
Above: Pyrausta aurata - associated with marjoram.
Above: partial underside view of P. aurata.
Above: another `dry ground` Pyrausta - P. despicata, associated with plantains.
Above: I noticed this caterpillar on scented mayweed Matricaria recutita - but it was n`t the chamomile shark that can be found on mayweeds - what is it please? (probably something common and polyphagous!).
Above: the lovely metallic and large Coleophora trifolii.
Above: Syncopacma sp. - also found at nearby Machynys.
Above: it has n`t got the costal spot on the hindwing as in S. taeniolella, so perhaps it`s larseniella or cinctella?
Above: `Syncopacma Postscript` - following advice from Dave Slade, the underside view changes matters - it now looks like that it is S. taeniolella.
Above: any comments re the i/d of this tort will be welcomed.
Ian - you need to turn the Syncopacma over - the characters that separate taeniolella from the other two are on the underside.
ReplyDeleteWill do - now! Thanks Dave!
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