Several Coleophora conspicuella cases found today in a new tetrad for Herts (Just North of Ware).
This is a vulnerable moth and is a prdb species (pre red data book species).
It seems to be doing very well in Herts in recent years.
This Moth I added to the County list in 2018, with an adult example
from my garden in July, then a week later, another turned up at Ashwell
Quarry.
I then found it in the Spring of 2019 at a small grassy
site on the edge of an A Road, and it is still doing very well there
this year. Today, I ventured about a mile south of that site, and found
it on Common Knapweed there. I took one home and it has spun a very fine
silk hammock, I hope it hatches safely!
So, if you know a site
with Common Knapweed, go and have a look now! See if you can find them
on the leaves, they are huge at around 8cm long, the name conspicuella
says it all really.
Species List for 13/3 /2015
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