Mossmorran Brassy Twist, 25-05-2016

Lovely name they've given this little guy - AKA Eulia ministrana. This one was found in a birch tree at Mossmorran this morning

Twenty-plume and White-spot, 24-04-2016

A surprise Twenty-plume Moth emerged from under a wheelie bin in my garden yesterday - a nice surprise. I guess somebody has some honeysuckle in their garden nearby

Earlier in the day this Eriocrania unimaculella was knocked out of a conifer at Mossmorran. Interestingly this is exactly the prescribed method of finding the species and the exact right timing as described in the Micros book.

Incidental moths, Hill of Beath

Minding my own business in the garden, not bothering moths at all and in dropped this little fella - Argyresthia trifasciata, or Triple-barred Argent. Quite aptly named.

Mid-day Micros

Picked up a couple of micros at lunchtime. Plus one badly worn macro which I think will be Shaded Broad Bar when it stops flapping.

The first micro appears to be Ancylis badiana, a nicely decorated little moth (link). Seems to be a legume muncher with vetches and clovers on the menu. And peas, but I don't think we have any peas.

The second which I'm still working on, looks like this: