1972 - The Vasculum

VASCULUM VOL. LVII. No. 3. 1972
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Elachista perplexella Staint. (Obscure Hair-grass Dwarf). Common at light in the garden.
Elachista rufocinerea Haw. (Red-brindled Dwarf). Abundant at light.
Elachista argentella Clerk. (Swan-feather Dwarf). Abundant in June, flying in grassy places, river banks,
hedgerows, etc.
Elachista bedellella Sirc. (Down Dwarf). One only in June 1960 at light in the garden.
Elachista taeniatella Staint. (Banded False-brome Dwarf). One only at light in July 1959.
Elachista cerusella Hubn. (Triple-spotted Dwarf) Common flying over grasses in May and June. River banks.
Elachista triatomea Haw. (Treble-atomed Dwarf). One only on the river banks in June 1956.
Cedestis farinatella Dup. (Floury Scots-fir Argent). Common at light and bred from pine needles collected in the
town.
Cedestis gysseleniella Zell. (Sprinkled Scots-fir Argent). One only, at light in the garden, August .1959.
Blastotere laevigatella H.-S. (Larch-boring Argent). Abundant at light In June and July.
Argyresthia brocheella Hubn, (Golden Riband Argent). Abundant at light.
Argyresthia goedartella L. (Greek-lettered Argent). Commonly bred from alder collected on the river banks.
Argyresthia pygmaeella Hubn. (Gold-barred Argent). Abundant. Bred from Salix collected on the river banks.
Argyresthia cornella Fab. (Brindled Argent). One only, at light in July 1956.
Argyresthia retinella Zell. (Netted Argent). Bred from birch. Abundant.
Argyresthia semifusca Haw. (Bronze White-back Argent). Not very common at light.
Argyresthia ephippella F. (Blotched Argent). Fairly common at light.
Argyresthia nitidella Fb. (Cream-coloured Argent). Fairly common at light.
Pseudoswammerdamia combinella Hubn. (Peacock-feather Ermel). One only at light in June 1960.
Swammerdamia heroldella Hubn. (Birch Ermel). Occasional at light.
Poraswammerdamia lutarea Haw. (Muddy Ermel). One only at light on 1st August 1955.
Poraswammerdamia pyrella ViII. (Purple-edged Ermel). One only at light, 7-7-56.
Prays curtisellus L. (Curtis's Ash-bud Ermel). Quite common at light and bred from ash.
Yponomeuta padella L. (Common Hawthorn Ermel). Sometimes swarming at light and easily collected from
hawthorn in "good" years. The abundance of this moth is puzzling. Numbers vary tremendously from one year to
the next, sometimes being completely absent and then in quite large numbers the following season.
Yponomeuta cognatella Hubn. (Allied Ermel). Uncommon.
Yponomeuta evonymella L. (Full-spotted Errnel). Very common every year on Bird Cherry.
Coleophora fuscedinella Zell. (Raven-feather Case). Cases on birch, Target Woods, Hermitage Woods, etc.
Abundant.
Coleophora lutarea Haw. (Pale-shining Clay Case). One only at light 26-5-59.
Coleophora albicosta Haw. (White-edged Furze Case). Common at light.
Coleophora flavaginella Zell. (Annulated Case). In great abundance.
Coleophora alticolella Zell. (Field Rush Case). Common.
Lithocolletis faginella Zell. (Common Beech Midget). Very common and easily collected on beech trunks in May,
Lumley Woods.
Parornix scotinella Staint. (Rowan Slender). One only 10-7-58.
Caloptilia syringella F. (Confluent-barred Slender). Common at light and easily bred from lilac leaves.
Caloptilia alchimiella Scop. (Sweder's Slender). Common.