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Mon 16th August 2010 11:13 by John Bebbington
Windblown - mainly micros!
Trapping has continued to be poor except that the strong winds (initially westerlies and latterly northerlies) have blown in several species new to my garden. The only 'macro' was 2373 Archanara sparganii Webb's Wainscot; the micros (thanks again to James McGill for identification and confirmation) were 470 Orthotelia sparganella, 642 Batia unitella, 873 Blastobasis adustella, 1451 Pyla fusca and 1452 Phycita roborella.
2373 Webb's Wainscot MV QV
2373 Archanara sparganii Webb's Wainscot
642 Batia unitella MV QV
642 Batia unitella
873 Blastobasis adustella MV QV
873 Blastobasis adustella
1451 Pyla fusca MV QV
1451 Pyla fusca
1452 Phycita roborella MV QV
1452 Phycita roborella

A visit to Combe Hill near Somerton yielded 2 more 'micros'; a beautiful Scabious feeding longhorn 147 Nemophora metallica and 730 Apodia bifractella which feeds on Fleabane.
147 Nemophora metallica Combe Hill
147 Nemophora metallica
730 Apodia bifractella Combe Hill
730 Apodia bifractella
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