Another rare moth....
On the night of 5th September 2021, my Skinner moth trap was out in the garden. Whilst sitting watching the moths fly about the garden, I noticed a very small micro resting on the top of the trap. The shape suggested something a but different so I put it in a pot for closer inspection.
Sadly the moth would not behave and sit for a photograph, so rather than risk losing it the photographs were taken in the pot and lid.
The photographs below are of Coptotriche marginea (10.003) with a wing span of 7 - 8 mm.
It is classed as a common species throughout Britain with two generations in May / June and again in August. The larvae mine the leaves of Bramble, creating a funnel shaped blotch, the second generation feed during the winter. The moth is small indistinct brownish insect, with a slight metallic sheen.
I was pleased to receive the news from the VC66 county recorder that Coptotiche marginea is very rare in our county and not recorded for 25 years.
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