A reasonably common moth in the south, it is still scarce in the Midlands with single records for VC37 and VC39 prior to this individual, not sure about VC36?
Patrick Clement
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Tuesday 26 November 2019
Crocidosema plebejana
Allan Nolan emailed me some images of an unidentified Tortrix taken at light in his Stourbridge garden (VC39) on Saturday 23rd November 2019. My best guess from the mobile phone images was Crocidosema plebejana but I needed to see the moth 'in the flesh' to be sure so I visited Allan and he kindly allowed me to take the specimen to photograph. Sadly, the moth had died by the time I returned home but was photographed anyway and dissected for confirmation.
A reasonably common moth in the south, it is still scarce in the Midlands with single records for VC37 and VC39 prior to this individual, not sure about VC36?
Patrick Clement
A reasonably common moth in the south, it is still scarce in the Midlands with single records for VC37 and VC39 prior to this individual, not sure about VC36?
Patrick Clement
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We have one record (VC36), Little Cowarne near Bromyard back in 2014.
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