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Udea fulvalis (Hübner, [1809]) © Peter Hall and Brian Goodey
Fulvous Pearl

Comparison between the aedeagi of Udea species. Updated: October 23rd 2020

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Udea fulvalis (Hübner, [1809]) © Peter Hall
Fulvous Pearl

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Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) © Rob Hemming
Maize Moth

Bodenham, Herefordshire vc-36
October 21st 2020

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Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 © Philip Jewess
Pine Hawk-moth

Second instar larva, reared ab ovo 2020 Newington N. Kent

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Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 © Philip Jewess
Pine Hawk-moth

S. pinastri first instar larva. Reared ab ovo Newington, N. Kent 2020

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Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796) © Patrick Clement
Cacao Moth

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Macaria wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758) © Mike Bailey
V-Moth

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Acleris kochiella (Goeze, 1783) © Patrick Clement
Elm Button

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Psychoides verhuella Bruand, 1853 © Patrick Clement
Hart's-tongue Smut

larval comparison

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Psychoides filicivora (Meyrick, 1937) © Patrick Clement
Fern Smut

larval comparison

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Spilonota ocellana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) © Patrick Clement
Bud Moth

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Coleophora fuscocuprella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 © Dave Shenton
Hazel Case-bearer

Larval case on Betula pendula Wildwood, Blean, East Kent 11.x.2020

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Psychoides filicivora (Meyrick, 1937) © Mike Bailey
Fern Smut

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Macaria carbonaria (Clerck, 1759) © Mike Bailey
Netted Mountain Moth

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Epinotia gimmerthaliana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) © Leiv Tommas

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Ectoedemia albifasciella (Heinemann, 1871) © Nigel Richards
White-banded Pigmy

Kildary, East Ross
20 October 2020
Tenanted mine in pedunculate oak

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Clepsis senecionana (Hübner, [1819]) © Ben Smart
Obscure Tortrix

12mm larva - from spinning on cowberry - Bosley Cloud, Congleton, Cheshire - 11.10.20. Has now formed silken hibernaculum

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Clepsis senecionana (Hübner, [1819]) © Ben Smart
Obscure Tortrix

12mm larva - from spinning on cowberry - Bosley Cloud, Congleton, Cheshire - 11.10.20

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Clepsis senecionana (Hübner, [1819]) © Ben Smart
Obscure Tortrix

12mm larva - from spinning on cowberry - Bosley Cloud, Congleton, Cheshire - 11.10.20

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Clepsis senecionana (Hübner, [1819]) © Ben Smart
Obscure Tortrix

larval spinning on cowberry - Bosley Cloud, Congleton, Cheshire - 11.10.20

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Stigmella continuella (Stainton, 1856) © Ben Smart
Double-barred Pigmy

tenanted leaf-mine on birch - Bosley Cloud, Congleton, Cheshire - 11.10.20 (larva vacated mine on 12.10.20)

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Cochylis atricapitana (Stephens, 1852) © Ben Smart
Black-headed Conch

in stem of Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) - Barlow Eye Tip, Chorlton, Manchester - 9.10.20

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Cochylis atricapitana (Stephens, 1852) © Ben Smart
Black-headed Conch

in stem of Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) - Barlow Eye Tip, Chorlton, Manchester - 9.10.20

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Epiblema costipunctana (Haworth, 1811) © Ben Smart
Ragwort Bell

in lower stem and rootstock of Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) - Barlow Eye Tip, Chorlton, Manchester - 9.10.20

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Bucculatrix ulmella Zeller, 1848 © Ben Smart
Oak Bent-wing

Photo 9.10.20. Larva feeding after leaving second cocoonet - on oak, Sutton Manor, St Helens - 1.10.20

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Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 © Ben Smart
Shaded Case-bearer

larva on Rubus sp. - Risley Moss, Warrington - 7.10.20 (finder/ K. McCabe).

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Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 © Ben Smart
Shaded Case-bearer

larva feeding signs on Rubus sp. - Risley Moss, Warrington - 7.10.20 (finder/ K. McCabe).

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Coleophora potentillae Elisha, 1885 © Ben Smart
Shaded Case-bearer

larval feeding signs on Rubus sp. - Risley Moss, Warrington - 7.10.20 (finder/ K. McCabe)..

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Ditula angustiorana (Haworth, 1811) © Ben Smart
Red-barred Tortrix

larva on birch, Clock Face Country Park, St Helens - 10.9.20. Photo 8.10.20.

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Stigmella aeneofasciella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) © Ben Smart
Brassy Pigmy

cocoons from leaf-mines on Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) - Warton Crag, Lancs - 2.10.20. Photo 8.10.20.

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Stigmella aeneofasciella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) © Ben Smart
Brassy Pigmy

tenanted leaf-mine on Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) - Warton Crag, Lancs - 2.10.20. Photo 8.10.20.

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Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758) © Ben Smart
Apple Leaf Miner

on canal bank, near Coalpit Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire - 6.10.20.

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Acronicta tridens ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) © Ben Smart
Dark Dagger

larva on hawthorn - Sutton Manor, St Helens - 1.10.20.

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Drepana falcataria (Linnaeus, 1758) © Ben Smart
Pebble Hook-tip

larva on alder - Sutton Manor, St Helens - 1.10.20

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Pammene gallicana (Guenée, 1845) © Ben Smart
Purple-shaded Piercer

10mm larva feeding in Daucus carota head - Middleton Nature Reserve, Heysham, Lancs - 2.10.20

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Pammene gallicana (Guenée, 1845) © Ben Smart
Purple-shaded Piercer

10mm larva feeding in Daucus carota head - Middleton Nature Reserve, Heysham, Lancs - 2.10.20.

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Larva after exiting acorn 26.9.20. exit-hole in acorn = 1.4mm diameter, after Cydia splendana larva emerged. No external signs of tenancy whilst larva feeding. Acorns collected Risley Moss, VC59 10.9.20.

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Feeding signs of Cydia splendana. exit-hole in acorn exit-hole in acorn = 1.4mm diameter, after Cydia splendana larva emerged 26.9.20. No external signs of tenancy whilst larva feeding. Acorns collected Risley Moss

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emerged 21.9.20 - from larval galls on Epilobium hirsutum, Risley Moss, 10.9.20

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Shottisham, Suffolk, 17 June 2020

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Shottisham Creek, Suffolk, 15 June 2020

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Shottisham, Suffolk, 11 June 2020

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(male) Shottisham Creek, Suffolk, 12 June 2020

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Shottisham, Suffolk, 2 June 2020 (disturbed from bramble)