Crinan Ear (Amphipoea crinanensis) - New to Cheshire

[stevehind]

Crinan Ear - New to Cheshire:

Took my first ‘Ear Moth’ of the year last Monday in my Higher Poynton garden and decided to check it after struggling with Saltern/Large Ear’s last year and was amazed when it turned out to be Cheshire’s first Crinan Ear (Amphipoea crinanensis).

Steve

[PaulMartinHill]

Better start taking a look at the Ear moths we get at Marbury then!!

Paul

[SteveH]

Nice one Steve!

Cheers,

Steve

[stevehind]

Caught a couple more Crinan Ear (Amphipoea crinanensis) last weekend.

Steve

[SteveH]

You need any more salt to rub in?



Nice one(s).

Steve

[SteveH]

Hi Steve,

Presumably you are doing these Crinans on gen dets?

I was with a friend on Thursday and he showed me what he had ID'd as a Saltern, but only on external features of the live insect. It looked to me to be just as likely to be an Ear... or a Crinan!

We've only had the one 'ear' at Elton thus far this year, which I've placed in the Ear bucket.

Steve

[stevehind]

Yes, the only way to separate the 'Ear Moths' (Amphipoea) is to dissect them; hence the lack of records and our knowledge of each species distribution is limited. All three Crinan Ears (A.crinanensis) were males and these are the only 'Ear Moths' I've caught this year. 'Ear Moths' are usually rare in my garden; excluding this year, I've had eleven in eighteen years, of which four have been determined; two Ear Moths (A.oculea) and two Satlern Ears (A.fucosa). I've also just checked three from two sites in Cheadle Hulme and all three were male Ear Moths (A.oculea).

Steve