Wednesday 17 June 2009

Flimwell 16th June

Marbled White Spot - Protodeltote pygarga (at the edge of Lodgefield Wood), a species with a southern distribution in the British Isles, the caterpillars are said to feed on Molinia.

Chrysoteuchia culmella - Garden Grass Veneer (on Holcus lanatus in the opening at the top end of Lodgefield Wood)

Flimwell 5th June 2009

Celypha lacunana - a common micro of hedgerows, wood edges etc.
(in scrub near Flimwell crossroads)
Another micro moth seen on the same day amongst rosebay willow herb and nettles on the ride side in Lodgefield Wood. I do not know what it is.