D. fagella

[Ian Thirlwell]

You may be right about Orthosia. This is my third year with an mv trap
in a relatively exposed small garden on the edge of Langstone Harbour,
Hampshire and have had O. cruda, gracilis, cerasi, incerta, munda and
gothica. Gracilis & munda were new to the garden. I didn't get the trap out
this year until 8th March, mostly because of wind & rain.

Ian Thirlwell


Alan5319 wrote in message <19990405144708.02597.00001582 at ngol03.aol.com>...
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>It may also be of interest that the Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
this
>year seem to be predominantly (80%) the rufous form.
>
>The Orthosia genus seem to be thriving in this mild weather. We have had
our
>first Panolis flammea (Pine Beauty) of the year.
>Comments welcome
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