Apart from a multitude of grass crambids and a rather pale Udea prunalis, the only micro was Mirificarma mulinella, which I had for the first time last year.
A poor turn-out considering the favourable conditions last night. I really must try harder!
P.S. I closed the trap (i.e. blocked the entrance) at 0455 hours and the first wasp arrived about 2 minutes later. It went away as soon as I switched the light off.
I was wrong, there was another micro that avoided detection for some time, eventually I saw it on the windowsill, sitting up and begging to be photographed:
Aspilapteryx tringipennella
Nice. I did the genitalia on mine a couple of weeks ago and it was the Ear Moth.
ReplyDeleteGreat to have gen conf of Andy’s Ear. Andy, do you gen det Micros too? It would be fab to have someone in Carms who could dissect a few Micros to confirm IDs.
ReplyDeleteI trapped on Sunday night and had 14 Ear Moth agg.: only two had white kidney marks - the others were reddish. Moth of the night - a single Blue-bordered Carpet.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's the hot weather that's giving them red ears, or someone's been talking about them too much!
DeleteSam, I will send you a mail.
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