Caloptilia elongella

I found this leaf cone on Alder on 19th August which I believe is Caloptilia elongella. This is a moth I have never found before as an adult or immature so I hope my ID is correct.

Caloptilia elongella leaf cone

Caloptilia elongella larva

Anthophila fabriciana

A mid August walk produced different stages of Athophila fabriciana. on 18th August I found an adult and plenty of larvae.

Anthophila fabriciana adult

Anthophila fabriciana larval web

Anthophila fabriciana larva

Acrolepia autumnitella

Whilst out walking on the weekend I noticed a fair amount of Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara along the roadside. Much of the plant had blister mines from the micro Acrolepia autumnitella.

Acrolepia autumnitella blister mine

Cydia Amplana

A fitting start to the blog with a short note on Cydia amplana. This is a rare migrant tortrix that has been turning up along the south coast from Kent to Cornwall  in the last few weeks. The best count I have heard of so far is 79 + 13 at Portland and many other places have trapped double figure numbers. I've still yet to trap one in my garden so here is a specimen from a neighbouring moth trappers trap.

Cydia amplana

What's the moth

The Pugs are a group that I often have trouble with and this one's I couldn't ID without knocking it out and brushing off the scales to reveal the abdominal plate. If you have a microscope and a bottle of Ethyl Acetate then all but one male Pugs should be no problem to ID.

What's the moth

This one is a little more tricky than yesterdays. Apart from being a micro it isn't the typical form for this species.

What's the moth

With little birding and mothing on offer at the moment I thought I would publish some of my gen det moths to test your ID skills. Here is the first one. I will publish the answer soon in the comments section.