LEPIDOPTERA, RECORDS OF NOTE, 2002.

Kevin McGee.

 

BUTTERFLIES.

Essex Skipper.
Thymelicus lineola (Hesperiidae, local).
One female photographed at Windmill Hill, SP071475, on 8.8.02. My 1st record of one in the County, confirmed by Dr.A.N.B.Simpson.
MACRO MOTHS.

Red-tipped Clearwing.
Synanthedon formicaeformis (Sesiidae, notable B).
One male photographed at Tiddesley Wood, SO930455, on 18.8.02. Confirmed by Dr.A.N.B.Simpson as the 1st County record since one captured at Crown East in 1877.
Oak Eggar.
Lasiocampa quercus (Lasiocampidae, local).
One male in rapid flight at Castlemorton Common, SO790396, on 2.8.02.

Rosy Footman.
Miltochrista miniata (Arctiidae, notable B).
One photographed on Nettles at Mill Meadow, Drakes Broughton, SO919483, on 14.7.02.
Broom-tip.
Chesias rufata (Geometridae, notable B).
One photographed at an MV light-trap, Wyre Forest, SO753765, on 19.4.02.
The Blackneck.
Lygephila pastinum (Noctuidae, local).
One photographed at Ashmoor Common, SO850470, on 6.7.02.

 

 

 

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