Moth trapping continues to be poor with very few Moths being recorded in the trap but a few Micros are appearing in the Hedgerows and Woodlands around my part of North Essex, Adela reaumurella are showing in good numbers when the sun shines along with Incurvaria masculella, the odd Esperia sulphurella and Nematopogon swammerdamella are turning up to, Coleophora larval cases are worth searching for now.
A walk around Tiptree Heath produced lots of Cydia ulicetana and a couple Neofaculta ericetella.
My best find of the week has to be Prays oleae larva which i found in a Garden Centre in Braintree, i have been looking for these for a couple of weeks without success until today, I will post a few pictures of the Adult if i manage to rear a few through.
Steve Rolls.
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