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A diary of my mothing activity covering highlights and photos from my moth trapping activities. Mainly Norfolk (UK), occasionally beyond. I may mention other wildlife sightings here, especially insects, but for birds see my birding diary.
Showing posts with label Ichneumon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ichneumon. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Satellite and a new Ichneumon

Three moths in the trap this morning: a Pale Brindled Beauty, a Chestnut and my first Satellite of the year.


Satellite, North Elmham, 18th February


Also an Ichneumon that looked quite distinctively marked so I thought I'd try to identify it... I think it's Ophion obscuratus - one I've never identified before.





Ophion obscuratus, North Elmham, 18th February


Also a Common Flat-body Agonopterix heracliana by the porch.  I've dissected the two from last weekend in the hope of confirming my presumption that they were heracliana not ciliella.  One looked a bit promising for ciliella when I saw its hindwing, but they looked identical internally and, I think, better for heracliana.  They're not easy to do even under the microscope - I shall be more confident when I've seen what a real ciliella looks like for comparison.


Common Flat-body Agonopterix heracliana, North Elmham, 14th February