SP9326: 15/08/15 - New: Helcystogramma rufescens

Tmin: 8.9°C; W: calm; P: 0 mm;

A new garden record of Helcystogramma rufescens compensated for an otherwise disappointing night. The larvae feed on various grasses by spinning the grass blades - see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helcystogramma_rufescens

Stats !

First garden record of Orange Crest Helcystogramma rufescens

868 Helcystogramma rufescens

Date: 15/08/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

16

species

/

39

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
15	Hepialus sylvina	Orange Swift	1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
642	Batia unitella	Golden-brown Tubic	1
868	Helcystogramma rufescens	Orange Crest	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	2
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	2
1305	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer	8
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	2
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	3
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	2
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	2
2303	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	8
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden