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My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world.
The reason I do it....you never know what you might find when you open up that trap!
I hope to show what different species inhabit our Country by getting people aware of what is out there.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden here in Hertfordshire and enjoy doing field trips to various localities within Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

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Thanks for looking & happy Mothing!

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NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

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Herts Recent Notables and Rarities Reported

Saturday, 10 June 2017

Argyresthia glabratella - 3rd County Record

I've just recently heard back from Graeme Smith who dissected an Argyresthia species for me which was either laevigatella or glabratella, I did favour the latter because of it's colouration but I wanted to be sure as both foodplants for the species are not very prolific near my garden at all.

It is the 3rd County record of Argyresthia glabratella, after the first record coming from Hertford Heath in 1970 and the second from Balls Wood only last year, both of those records not too far from each other so it is great to put a dot on the map for North Herts.



Posted by Bennyboymothman at 11:08

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