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Friday, 23 June 2017

Walnut Tree Juglans regia and Walnut Leaf Gall Mite - Aceria erinea


Walnut Juglans regia


Walnut is a deciduous broadleaf tree native to south-east Europe to south-west China.

The walnut's botanical name, Juglans, originates in Roman mythology. According myth, Jupiter, who was also known as Jove, lived on walnuts when he lived on earth. Therefore Romans called walnuts Jovis glans, meaning 'the glans of Jupiter.' The botanical name of the English walnut, Juglans regia, means the 'royal nut of Jupiter'.

Description to 35m. They typically have a short trunk and broad crown, though can be narrower if grown in a woodland situation. The bark is smooth and olive-brown when young, developing fissures and fading to silver-grey with age. Twigs are stout, green and curving.

Leaves: shiny and pinnate (feather-like), with 5-9 paired oval leaflets and one 'terminal' leaflet at the end.

Flowers: male flowers are drooping yellow-green catkins 5–10 cm long, and the female flowers appear in clusters of 2-5.

Fruits: pollinated by wind, female flowers develop into a fruit with a green, fleshy husk and a brown, wrinkled walnut.




















Aceria erinea is a mite that causes galls to form on the leaves of Walnut. Large yellowish blisters appear on the upper surface of the leaves with corresponding hollows on the underside which are lined with whitish or pale brown hairs among which the mites live and feed






Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Garden Moths 17th June 2017


Weather - Warm 18o Light Breeze. Low Humidity ,

General Comments Lots of Small Magpies , and Peppered Moths which seemed to be local to the Pebble Dashing nearby and on shed . A flurry of Large Yellow Clunbsy things have also returned

Other Entomology  Birch Shieldbug

MV 120 W Robinson

73.317 BF2089    Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
73.162 BF2321    Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
73.176 BF2340    Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula
49.039 BF 998     Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x12
63.025 BF1376    Small Magpie Anania hortulata  x4
73.173 BF2337    Marbled Minor Agg  Oligia strigilis
70.226 BF1906    Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
70.252 BF1931    Peppered Moth Biston betularia  x3
70.061 BF1738    Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
63.018 BF1378    Elder Pearl Anania coronata
62.001 BF1428    Bee Moth Aphomia sociella 
73.329 BF2102    Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta x2
49.156 BF1083    Marbled Orchard Tortrix Hedya nubiferana
72.003 BF2477    The Snout Hypena proboscidalis
70.097 BF1764    Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
73.113 BF2306    Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
73.342 BF2107   Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
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70.252 BF1931    Peppered Moth Biston betularia

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73.317 BF2089    Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis


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73.342 BF2107   Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba


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73.162 BF2321     Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha


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73.176 BF2340    Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula


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1428 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella ABH 62.001  Female


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73.329 BF2102    Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta


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63.018 BF1378    Elder Pearl Anania coronata


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72.003 BF2477    The Snout Hypena proboscidalis

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73.113 BF2306    Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa


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Pug  For Confirmation - ?????

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73.175 BF2338 Rufous Minor Oligia versicolor

One of potentially 3 similars requiring Gen Det but based on superficial looks possibly a Rufous Minor NOTE Not an absolute ID for the reasons above



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Saturday, 3 June 2017

Garden Moths 24th May 2017

Garden Moths  24th May 2017

Weather Warm, circa 17o , Still, MV 120

VC 63 West Yorkshire

71.012 BF2000  Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius
70.226 BF1906  Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
71.013 BF2003  Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac
63.025 BF1376  Small Magpie Anania hortulata
70.100 BF1776  Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
70.061 BF1738  Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
70.097 BF1764  Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
70.252 BF1931  Peppered Moth Biston betularia
62.001 BF1428  Bee Moth Aphomia sociella



70.061 BF1738  Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata

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71.012 BF2000  Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius



70.100 BF1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria

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63.025 BF1376  Small Magpie Anania hortulata

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70.252 BF1931  Peppered Moth Biston betularia

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71.013 BF2003  Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac


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70.226 BF1906  Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

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62.001 BF1428  Bee Moth Aphomia sociella

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