A Clearwing Hunt


It's July 3rd 2025, the pheromone lures are in place, the site is the sphagnum bog at Cromwell Bottom and all Andy Cockroft and I have to do is wait. Our main target is the Red-tipped Clearwing.......... 

About 20 minutes later a small, dark insect appeared from out of nowhere and began buzzing around one of the bags, the excitement grew, could it really be our target species? I managed a couple of hastily grabbed record shots before Andy eventually netted it. 

After a "lively" photo shoot in more controlled conditions it was released unharmed. The photo shows the delicate red wing tips and white sides to the tail.
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2025
Aug. 8th: Stigmella incognitella - mine   (4c)
Aug. 8th: Coleophora discordella - case, larva + mines   (37a)
Aug. 2nd: Pale Mottled Willow   (73b)
Aug. 2nd: Acrobasis consociella   (62)
Aug. 2nd: Acleris aspersana   (49b)
Aug. 2nd: Oak Nycteoline   (74)
July 15th: Phyllonorycter roboris - pupa   (15b)
July 15th: Notocelia roborana   (49f)
July 12th: Varied Coronet   (73f)
July 12th: Pied Rabbit Moth   (17)
July 11th: Phyllonorycter nicellii   (15e)
July 8th: Stigmella floslactella - mine   (4b)
July 4th: Small Rivulet   (70c)
July 3rd: Red-tipped Clearwing   (52)
July 2nd: Parornix devoniella   (15b)
July 2nd: Scarce Silver-lines   (74)
July 2nd: Box-tree Moth   (63a)
June 30th: Argyresthia pygmaeella   (20)
June 30th: Short-cloaked Moth   (74)  
June 29th: Zelleria oleastrella   (16)
June 29th: Athrips mouffetella   (35)
June 29th: Celypha striana   (49c) 
June 29th: Barred Yellow   (70b)
June 29th: Parornix finitimella   (15b)
June 29th: Mompha lacteella   (40)
June 26th: Stigmella plagicolella - mines   (4b)
June 21st: Ancylis achatana   (49d)
June 19th: Yellow-legged Clearwing   (52)
June 17th: Snout   (72a)
June 7th: Scarlet Tiger   (72b)
June 1st: Anania perlucidalis   (63a)
May 31st: Coleophora discordella   (37a)
May 31st: Bilberry Tortrix   (49a)
May 10th: Epinotia abbreviana - feeding signs   (49e)
May 6th: Dichrorampha plumbana   (49f)
May 2nd: Scrobipalpa acuminatella   (35)
May 2nd: Lime Hawkmoth f. brunnea   (69)   
Apr. 29th: Scarlet Tiger - larva   (72b)
Apr. 26th: Wood Tiger - adults, larva, pupa + cocoon   (72b)
Apr. 22nd: Coleophora paripennella - mines   (37b)
Apr. 18th: Oak-tree Pug   (70d)
Apr. 18th: Water Carpet   (70c)
Apr. 18th: Diamond-back Moth   (18)
Apr. 13th: Shoulder Stripe   (70b)
Apr. 13th: Acleris cristana   (49b)
Apr. 13th: Stigmella lapponica + dissection   (4a)
Apr. 13th: Twin-spotted Quaker f. immaculana   (73e)
Apr. 13th: Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella   (15d)
Mar. 7th: Dotted Border - male   (70f)

2024
Nov. 1st: Stigmella obliquella - mine + larva   (4b)
Oct. 6th: Halesus radiatus   (A Caddisfly)
Sept. 24th: Coleophora peribenanderi - larva, mines + cases   (37b)
Sept. 19th: Phyllocnistis unipunctella - mine + adult   (15e)
Sept. 13th: Roeslerstammia erxlebella - mine   (13)
Sept. 8th: Clifden Nonpareil   (72c)
Sept. 8th: Stigmella roborella   (4c)
Sept. 8th: Ypsolopha sylvella   (17)
Sept: 8th: Orange Sallow   (73d)
Sept. 6th: Mompha langiella - mines   (40)
Sept. 3rd: Caloptilia honoratella - mine + feeding sign  (15a)
Sept. 1st: Acrocercops brongniardella - mines   (15a)
Aug. 30th: Ectoedemia atricollis - mines and larvae   (4d)
Aug. 29th: Stigmella salicis - adult + dissection   (4b)
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