Thursday 6 July 2017

Thursday July 6

The very warm weather is continuing. Not much moth activity in our bathroom, just one micro (other than yet another Brown House Moth) was caught. I am having trouble identifying it, and think it may be from the tortricidae group. Thanks to Michael for suggesting, tentatively, Holly Tortrix as the solution.

Holly Tortrix - Rhopobota naevana

Rather easier to identify was a Small Tortoiseshell on the Buddleia. It has taken a very long time to record this once common butterfly. How are the mighty fallen! Lyn spotted a large white butterfly while I was at work, and I noticed a brown one flying across the road as I drove into our road.

Small Tortoiseshell

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