Friday 15 June 2018

Psychid Hotspot in The Buckholt


Another 10 minute stop at the Buckholt on my way back from the school run produced the Psychid Diplodoma laichartingella fluttering in the morning sunshine: the 3rd county record following singles at Coed-y-cerrig and Dingestow.  Other additions to the site list included Tischeria ekebladella and Olindia schumacheriana.  This Psychid Hotspot (the Psyche casta earlier in the week is also in the Psychidae) is building up quite a Micro list, pushing 50 species, although I suspect that almost any area of Monmouthshire would produce 200-300 Micros if someone was looking (to date, only 7 tetrads have topped the 200 mark).

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