Swammerdamia 5th July 2009

7mm long - Swammerdamia caesiella?

Edit: confirmed by dissection as Paraswammerdamia nebulella

Gelechid 4th July 2009

8mm long - Aroga velocella

Tim Green suggested a dark Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Edit: confirmed by dissection as Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Three Torts 3rd July 2009

Confirmed as Rhyacionia pinicolana


Confirmed as Gypsonoma minutana

This one was 11mm long:

Tim Green has suggested worn Anchylis achatana - looks very likely.
Edit: confirmed by dissection as Ancylis achatana

Geometer 2nd July 2009

Wingspan 50mm
One suggestion of Square Spot but the consensus is for The Engrailed

Noctuid 2nd July 2009

Identified as the first Coronet for the garden by Mark Hammond.

Agonopterix 1st July 2009

11mm long

Considered most likely an odd A,heracliana/ciliella but to be confirmed by gen.det
Edit: confirmed by dissection as Agonopterix heracliana

Micro 1st July 2009

5mm long
Biselachista utonella suggested by Ian Barton.

Confirmed as B.utonella by gen.det. A first for VC31