Redhouse Barns, 6th March 2025
I ran the MV Robinson over-night. This morning I recorded just 4 species:
Common Quaker 5, Hebrew Character 2, Clouded Drab 2 and Acleris literana 1. In 30 years of moth'ing I have never seen the last species before, so was quite excited. Sterling & Parsons says it is common though.
Acleris literana
Hi Kevin.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have seen one, so well done as they seem a bit illusive. They are quite striking up close.
I remember when I saw one in 2017, I too was pretty excited.
Just to concur in a sense, that I too have not seen more than one individual. I'm rather perplexed because I get around 'Oaks' on my travels so should see more of them, I don't understand why. I saw some sites record them earlier than later in the year, maybe out of hibernation? I thought these moths were localised not common?
Hi Nick, UK Moths and Butterfly Conservation, both say it is local (as any oak specialist is likely to be). However, Sterling and Parsons say it is common!
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