more early moths

[Martin Honey]

Dear All

The continuing mild weather warranted a second visit to Ashtead Common,
Surrey, UK last night (19 Feb. 1998). From approx. 18.30 to 20.30 we
recorded the following species, either at MV light or by searching:

Tortricidae:
numerous Tortricodes alternella ([D. & S.])
plus a couple of unidentified tortricids, Acleris spp.

Thyatyridae:
several yellow horned Achyla flavicornis (Linnaeus)

Geometridae:
several male March moth Alsophila aescularia ([D. & S.]) (our only Oenochromine)
one shoulder stripe Anticlea badiata ([D. & S.])
several male Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria ([D. & S.])
several male Pale Brindled Beauty Apocheima pilosaria ([D. & S.])
a male oak beauty Biston strataria (Hufnagel)
several male Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia ([D. & S.]) showing a range
of forms
numerous male and one female Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius)
one male Early moth Theria primaria (Haworth)

Noctuidae:
a few common quaker Orthosia cerasi (Fabricius)
a clouded drab Orthosia incerta (Hufnagel)
one hebrew character Orthosia gothica (Linnaeus)
several satellite Eupsilia transversa (Hufnagel)

Martin


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Martin R. Honey CBiol MIBiol, Linnaean Butterfly Project
Biodiversity Division, Department of Entomology
The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road
London, SW7 5BD, Great Britain
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