Although it was late, I headed out into the square for some hopeful sweeping in the last glimmer of daylight, and along with some flowers and a couple of grasses I managed to add a few bits before lightning and thunder claps heralded a hailstorm and torrential rain. I got soaked on the way home, and sadly what had looked to be a promising night with the moth traps was completely washed out.
Aceria ulmicola observed under microscope - have to say the external gall looks more exciting. Parornix finimitella swept from blackthorn. I've also got a couple of Pterostichus beetles from my dry pitfall trap in the garden which I'm scratching my head over.
Coleophora sp. from the garden has made a new case and is feeding away - should be able to confidently name this one in a day or so. I've also still got the beetle larva (pres Dermestidae) which seems to be happily muching bits of dead insects.
Up to 425 - I need some decent garden moth trapping and some fine weekend weather to have another boost.
| Taxon | Vernacular | Date Added | |
| 425 | Vicia sativa | Common Vetch | 16/05/2013 |
| 424 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout (larval) | 16/05/2013 |
| 423 | Phyllobius roboretanus | Small Green Nettle Weevil | 16/05/2013 |
| 422 | Parornix finitimella | (micromoth) | 16/05/2013 |
| 421 | Aceria ulmicola | (gall mite) | 16/05/2013 |
| 420 | Bromus hordeaceus | Common Soft-brome | 16/05/2013 |
| 419 | Veronica chamaedrys | Germander Speedwell | 16/05/2013 |
| 418 | Anaspis maculata | (beetle) | 16/05/2013 |
| 417 | Miris striatus | (bug) | 16/05/2013 |
| 416 | Anisantha sterilis | Barren Brome | 16/05/2013 |
| 415 | Elachista rufocinerea | (micromoth) | 16/05/2013 |
| 414 | Apus apus | Common Swift | 16/05/2013 |
| 413 | Lauria cylindracea | Common Chrysalis Snail | 15/05/2013 |
| 412 | Dasysyrphus venustus | (hoverfly) | 11/05/2013 |
...and I still haven't had a Willow Warbler! Crazy. I'm not expecting it now until August
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