Guernsey

The rarest species of the last week was the moth Anarsia lineatella, or Peach-twig Borer, which emerged from a Plum, which we found a live larva inside a few weeks ago. As the plum was bought at the local Co-op supermarket and labelled "produce of Spain", I don't think I can really have it for the total!

Anarsia lineatella

The moth trap is really doing its business in these hot times, but a pity I missed 5 nights of this weather by being on a school trip. Here are the latest additions (all listed by their scientific names indicate a moth unless stated):

807 - Jersey Tiger
808 - Cloaked Minor
809 - Blue-bordered Carpet
810 - Endotricha flammealis
811 - Southern Wainscot
812 - Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
813 - Small Fan-footed Wave
814 - Marbled Green
815 - Pempelia formosa
816 - Carcina quercana
817 - Dark Sword-grass
818 - Andrena thoracica (bee)
819 - Microchrysa polita (Black-horned Gem) - (soldier fly)

820 - Acleris sparsana
821 - Tawny Cockroach
822 - Orthotylus marginalis (bug)
823 - Rhagonycha fulva (Common Red Soldier Beetle)
824 - Gatekeeper
825 - Peacock Butterfly
826 - Common Fleabane
827 - Corn Marigold
828 - Yellow Bartsia
829 - Agriphila straminella
830 - Caloptilia elongella
831 - Phtheochroa inopiana
832 - Lagria hirta (beetle)
833 - Codling Moth
834 - Cydia splendana
835 - Single-dotted Wave
836 - Rosy Footman
837 - V-Pug
838 - Small Rivulet
839 - Eucosma cana
840 - Hoary Footman
841 - Barred Straw
842 - Kent Black Arches
843 - Cryptoblabes bistriga
844 - Buff Footman
845 - Least Yellow Underwing
846 - Scrobipalpa costella
847 - Dioryctria abietella

848 - Treble Brown-spot
849 - Turnip Moth
850 - Fen Wainscot
851 - Currant Pug
852 - False-brome
853 - Smooth Hawk's-beard
854 - Aproaerema anthyllidella
855 - Beautiful Hook-tip
856 - Rush Veneer
857 - Coronet
858 - Vestal
859 - Hedgehog (at last - a non-squished one too!)
860 - Miridius quadrivirgatus (bug)
861 - Stenotus binotatus (bug)
862 - Sthenarus rotermundi (bug)
863 - Blepharidopterus angulatus (bug)
864 - Orthops kalmii (bug)
865 - Polymerus palustris (bug) - these last 6 mirid bugs were all in the same moth trap catch, and this final one appears to be a new genus for Guernsey!

866 - Rhyacionia buoliana

A couple of unknowns:
- I don't know what the hell this little creature is, but I thought it was rather pretty!

- I've had a few of these craneflies with the black and yellow pattern.