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A selection of Grass-veneers

29 Tuesday Aug 2017

Posted by sconzani in insects, nature

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Agriphila straminella, Agriphila tristella, British moths, Chrysoteuchia culmella, Crambus lathoniellus, Crambus pascuella, Grass moths, Grass-veneer, micro moth

If you have a tendency, as I do, to wander through grassy meadows, you may have noticed small pale-looking flying creatures that are disturbed by your passing. They flit up and disappear again so quickly – their wings gathered tightly to their sides and often perched head-down on a grass stem – that they can be very hard to spot, and you may not, as I initially didn’t, realise that they’re moths. There are 39 species of Crambinae (the Grass moth family) in Britain – so far I’ve only managed to photograph these five.

170829 Agriphila straminella Straw Grass-veneer
170829 Agriphila tristella Common grass-veneer

Agriphila straminella Straw Grass-veneer (left) and Agriphila tristella Common grass-veneer (right)

170829 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer (1)
170829 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer (2)

Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer

170829 Crambus lathoniellus Hook-streak Grass-veneer (1)
170829 Crambus lathoniellus Hook-streak Grass-veneer (2)

Crambus lathoniellus Hook-streak Grass-veneer

170829 Crambus pascuella Inlaid grass-veneer (1)
170829 Crambus pascuella Inlaid grass-veneer (2)

Crambus pascuella Inlaid grass-veneer

I am extremely grateful to my friends from the South Wales Butterfly Conservation Group on Facebook for their help in identifying these moths.

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Moths at Parc Slip

04 Tuesday Jul 2017

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British moths, Common carpet moth, Crambus pascuella, Large Yellow Underwing, moths, Parc Slip Nature Reserve, Phtheochroa inopiana, Silver Y, White Ermine, White ermine caterpillar

As well as the reptiles we saw on our ramble around Parc Slip Nature Reserve and in spite of the constant light rain, we also saw quite a few moths, the odd butterfly, a few damselflies, and an abundance of pretty wildflowers. Here are the moths I managed to photograph (some poorly!): Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata), Inlaid grass-veneer (Crambus pascuella), Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba), Phtheochroa inopiana, Silver Y (Autographa gamma), and the larva of the White ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda).

170704 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
170704 Inlaid grass-veneer Crambus pascuella
170704 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
170704 Phtheochroa inopiana
170704 Silver Y Autographa gamma
170704 White ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda

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