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Marbled Conch, Eupoecilia angustana |
On September 6th I met Mark at Kithurst meadow.
It was very hot and humid and I saw a male and a few female Common Blues, Red
Admirals, Small Whites, Speckled Woods, Brimstones, Brown Argus and a Small
Tortoiseshell. I found a new micro moth, the Marbled Conch plus Rusty Dot
Pearl, Common Grass-veneer and Common Nettle-tap and many Silver Ys.
In the evening I was pleased to find two new micro moths near the outside lights: Poplar Bent-wing and Garden Midget. Both were tiny, less than 5mm long and could only be seen by a silvery glint from the wings. I have previously found the leaf mine of the Poplar Bent-wing on Black Poplar at Arundel WWT. I also saw Marsh Grey, Yellow-backed Clothes moth and Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer.
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7-spot Ladybird, Propylea 7-punctata |
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Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni |
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Brown Argus, Aricia agestis |
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Common Blue ♀, Polyommatus icarus |
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Common Grass-veneer, Agriphila tristella |
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Common Green Lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tWKLw4eDAv_fXLppxJOv7s3rmCWiPmOg5PhyphenhyphenTitQnEJ0reITF6HUPH8K7MDxFdcNEhM0RH51daf70HViBrWnIbSN6GUHgEQfo_Epmr3KWz1y7T1ZDzHLUEGvTtRpRnRvjsa2eyNsRjx9/s320/Common+Nettle-tap%252C+Anthophila+fabriciana+1051.jpg) |
Common Nettle-tap, Anthophila fabriciana |
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Greater Knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa |
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Green Shieldbug, Palomena prasina |
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Harlequin Ladybird pupa, Harmonia axyridis |
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Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta ab. bialbata |
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Rusty Dot Pearl, Udea ferrugalis |
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Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae |
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Small Tortoiseshell |
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Small Tortoiseshell |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiB3b9RH4UVJO5y08wPqzbn4bFe44H3iJdjbiSra1xaSmKBtgDzp7U3nEYVkRO1nF2UuMdRlyhlhdS2YU90dJzi4ZL5CVTt1B_OXwEQVAk-0PI8yt4y4_2eNnzW4fvEUkl3-vTP0Gpjr0W/s320/Small+Tortoiseshell%252C+Aglais+urticae+1095.jpg) |
Small Tortoiseshell |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5f-LnOQXYlPQM4vTL1V9uTDtY2z2FlGkY6OCqa069OszPWKakvLNxyy1OldpcYCanrXQRpfew_ZvDipIhoMGc_eCwsL6mGIK7GtNy1mg2FPeCC3uUP7jDk1Qi13NdLheqTuW9WyVMh1x/s320/Small+White%252C+Pieris+rapae+0986.jpg) |
Small White, Pieris rapae |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd7JI0fzhkPyZopbf0mSOq1YWjZeIf0o1hp5xs-7GPG2kW9QRclz8XBWUeFR9I_PVpJl-FyKyxWq8UpVTu-NuQ_sHA3r63oS0G0nvl2OSvd37RdIFRA9NKgB4nQ5DWi8UZbrzZiAqTBcR/s320/Small+White%252C+Pieris+rapae+1066.jpg) |
Small White |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBR8_ypkYzIVldBZWn465iCTuvcr5rtw4K9K8WLlRK5-H_tZvuLARQfPNWKzHM1LZP1GP5zbUIFL6IlW0Fyah-pQZyeDYIQIBhbM5vdEpVHtsTW4Y87ASPAreI0iDJajuIKTeG6UXEdQL/s320/Speckled+Wood%252C+Pararge+aegeria+1011.jpg) |
Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GfEgLhMMyQe0VKhT-ylUeWRO-6NKljbFmymJVtuwJyYdEAKTdmXQKY4IM3O43LQtnECn6wmWQ6I6iwMlXtABA0OpqzpAeYdEHVEN8hfNrU4AakPJvyQ-Jbnab1pypKFx5B5D8qpVDjth/s320/White+Bryony%252C+Bryonia+dioica+1012.jpg) |
White Bryony, Bryonia dioica |
moths by outside lights:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8X-ddT4xgrfKOEYfowOYAa_bXxY6-UO-tstyKb-qYhe0bfycHt1XKNDR1GnYCnBUNa7ttpnQaPIhT5Fje3tKNVMJRAcG3JLlmQ4Um0CqCDIIBzCp8rW_EWwX9Ns9Klomzfc1zYnLPejtQ/s320/Elbow-stripe+Grass-veneer%252C+Agriphila+geniculea+1114.jpg) |
Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer, Agriphila geniculea |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSze7lqds-Vgy8j2NiQIXHqlwkIp0UrEcIB79NyLq0V3l5cRI8r8Bk8AUs1PsLAaQcj6OGxW1xHda0yk67_mTvPR7b2pefKnqrlPKxd7ShHLBUmcFLEMFTxclie5NSWBFLdKrMIatRzy3j/s320/Garden+Midget%252C+Phyllonorycter+messaniella+1106.jpg) |
Garden Midget, Phyllonorycter messaniella |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7Mbfiww9r14nSgxSSQ2uIWCJalVOmQb2C01y92i_9Vv7SHss40vNHhI05nYjIxSP6WGHoYX0sqfVCc6LIdxPm9S3A0aovQ7Hx3W_8nHSqROxk8Gkdr9gF7oquNMCnq4_fPsy7fWlwj_t/s320/Garden+Midget%252C+Phyllonorycter+messaniella+1109.jpg) |
Garden Midget |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz2FIPtaXPHTAv6BciatQ7V1AMKoRnVOUSrEDMCHqWklKJ3vOstV5uhdC_ilwUdCm3JxsYef-Psriev4auiCIoYtN6kedAFstqvYgDj3J8CZgVYxeVe9ukZUWukt7JjnXPDmyzueoUx0_/s320/Marsh+Grey%252C+Eudonia+pallida+1132.jpg) |
Marsh Grey, Eudonia pallida |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJr67fmhP0-9b0U8YmpKvyodHJxKpCZ-L5Sg6N33LhFY21iD7sIh4oFMCl1umNi7blqMqs9blpm6nRFFIyNtpLerI18qgfhlw2rLCrlzmrxUSU4gkMT5lSnkgLWkF6ALCE8Ko6troMxm_/s320/Poplar+Bent-wing%252C+Phyllocnistis+unipunctella+micromothid+1112.jpg) |
Poplar Bent-wing, Phyllocnistis unipunctella |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OwsbT3cRLjTV1MU6TDe9rk7J8WbiXB4oBQXSLeqI64HekNhwbmVolGBCojY8cuYAtGYRq10z7diISETBb-bGVROvajSl1w6pYrvD7u3cFAOCQkUhqpXFVx5yIFX3VHPHMlQz7a2nNz3n/s320/Yellow-backed+Clothes%252C+Monopis+obviella+1097.jpg) |
Yellow-backed Clothes, Monopis obviella |
the larvae feed on wool and birds nest lining and similar detritus.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3dmRaF4Vf9NjvOgruW0CjYaxKeQeAj9Bur4Fzm_pHJ_voeI3ms9YpSa9_w_d3pf2SapdMoQen_ZsPlCq2hVO8uIBbmJYQzFiFep-A9gZmt82joAowTOtCRyfyq8XiQYN7c1v-ymgQ6P5/s320/Yellow-backed+Clothes%252C+Monopis+obviella+1117.jpg) |
Yellow-backed Clothes |
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