Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.)

Several species of moth cannot be identified from external features. For these species it is necessary to resort to genitalia examination, usually via a full dissection, to firmly establish the identity of the moth.

 

Latest Specimen Determination - Listed by Specimen Date - Last Updated 24/05/20

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Taxon Spn Date Site (10k) Recorder Comment
Caloptilia hemidactylella  07/04/2020  TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley Mike Prentice  (S5e970c354239b) Gen det R. Watson (30 Suffolk records)
Pale November Moth Epirrita christyi  02/11/2019  TM48 - Beccles/Brampton Follett, P. & Wren, A.  Gen det male Peter Follett (58 Suffolk records)
November Moth Epirrita dilutata  02/11/2019  TM48 - Beccles/Brampton Follett, P. & Wren, A.  gen det males Peter Follett 
November Moth Epirrita dilutata  02/11/2019  TM48 - Beccles/Brampton Follett, P. & Wren, A.  gen det male by Peter Follett 
November Moth Epirrita dilutata  22/10/2019  TM58 - Carlton Colville/Kessingland Peter Follett  Photographed and Gen.det done 
Acleris comariana  11/10/2019  TM59 - Lowestoft Wren, Antony  gen detted males by Peter Follett 15.10.19 
Tuta absoluta  09/10/2019  TM59 - Lowestoft Antony Wren  (S5e714e0fa4739) Gen Det  (Very few Suffolk records - 13)
Depressaria badiella  15/09/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (29 Suffolk records)
Scrobipalpa ocellatella  15/09/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry. Males, gen det N.Sherman. (23 Suffolk records)
Elachista stabilella  15/09/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (Very few Suffolk records - 5)
Endothenia oblongana  02/09/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (37 Suffolk records)
Scrobipalpa suaedella  31/08/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (Very few Suffolk records - 7)
Scrobipalpa acuminatella  31/08/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Ectoedemia atrifrontella  29/08/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap in garden by greenhouse + other by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (23 Suffolk records)
Bryotropha affinis  27/08/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Female, gen det N.Sherman. 
Ectoedemia atrifrontella  24/08/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  125w Robinson trap by garages + 20w Skinner trap in garden by greenhouse 2 Golf cottages. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (23 Suffolk records)
Caryocolum alsinella  24/08/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (Very few Suffolk records - 5)
Coleophora sternipennella  24/08/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  125w Robinson trap by garages + 20w Skinner trap in garden by greenhouse 2 Golf cottages. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (41 Suffolk records)
Scrobipalpa acuminatella  24/08/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Bryotropha affinis  17/08/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Female, gen det N.Sherman. 
Bryotropha affinis  07/08/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. 
Phycitodes maritima  06/08/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Coleophora trochilella  05/08/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (63 Suffolk records)
Acrobasis tumidana  04/08/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (28 Suffolk records)
Oxyptilus distans  04/08/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Female, gen det N.Sherman. 
Pigmy Footman Eilema pygmaeola  04/08/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (31 Suffolk records)
Chionodes fumatella  02/08/2019  TM44 - Orford Ness Neil Sherman  1 trap used around building. Male, gen det N. Sherman. (38 Suffolk records)
Coleophora peribenanderi  02/08/2019  TM44 - Orford Ness Neil Sherman  1 trap used around building. Male, gen det N. Sherman. (53 Suffolk records)
Scrobipalpa nitentella  02/08/2019  TM44 - Orford Ness Neil Sherman  2x 125w Robinson traps used. Male, gen det N. Sherman. (42 Suffolk records)
Scrobipalpa instabilella  02/08/2019  TM44 - Orford Ness Neil Sherman  1 trap used around building. Male, gen det N. Sherman. (31 Suffolk records)
Oegoconia deauratella  02/08/2019  TM44 - Orford Ness Neil Sherman  1 trap used around building. Male, gen det N. Sherman. (55 Suffolk records)
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma  01/08/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry + other on track to 17th green. Gen det. (47 Suffolk records)
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma  31/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Genitalia checked. (47 Suffolk records)
Coleophora saturatella  29/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry + other on track to 17th green. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (52 Suffolk records)
Coleophora versurella  29/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry + other on track to 17th green. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (80 Suffolk records)
Coleophora lineolea  29/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry + other on track to 17th green. Male, gen det N.Sherman. 
Phycitodes maritima  28/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma  26/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Both traps along side of 10th fen area. Gen.det. (47 Suffolk records)
Psoricoptera gibbosella  26/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Both traps beside 10th fen area. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (88 Suffolk records)
Bryotropha affinis  26/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap in gargden by greenhouse 2 Golf cottages. Males, gen det N.Sherman. 
Scrobipalpa ocellatella  26/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Both traps beside 10th fen area. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (23 Suffolk records)
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma  25/07/2019  TM35 - Snape/Tunstall Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (47 Suffolk records)
Coleophora peribenanderi  25/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (53 Suffolk records)
White-mantled Wainscot Archanara neurica  25/07/2019  TM35 - Snape/Tunstall Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Zeiraphera isertana  25/07/2019  TM35 - Snape/Tunstall Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Endothenia marginana  24/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (17 Suffolk records)
Dark Dagger Acronicta tridens  24/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (64 Suffolk records)
Coleophora follicularis  23/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Both traps along left side of 7th hole (9 Hole) on edge of new fen area. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (29 Suffolk records)
Elachista canapennella  23/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Both traps along left side of 7th hole (9 Hole) on edge of new fen area. Male, gen det N.Sherman. 
Epinotia nisella  23/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Elachista utonella  23/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Both traps on left side of 7th Bixley course beside edge of fen area. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (Very few Suffolk records - 7)
Coleophora glaucicolella  23/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Both traps along left side of 7th hole (9 Hole) on edge of new fen area. Females, gen det N.Sherman. (48 Suffolk records)
Acleris logiana  23/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Both traps along left side of 7th hole (9 Hole) on edge of new fen area. Female, gen det N.Sherman. 
Rufous Minor Oligia versicolor  22/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry. Gen det N.Sherman. 
Epinotia nisella  22/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma  22/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry. Gen det N.Sherman. (47 Suffolk records)
Aproaerema larseniella  21/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap in garden by greenhouse + other by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (22 Suffolk records)
Rufous Minor Oligia versicolor  21/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap in garden by greenhouse + other by garages 2 Golf cottages. Gen det N.Sherman. 
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma  21/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap in garden by greenhouse + other by garages 2 Golf cottages. Gen det N.Sherman. (47 Suffolk records)
Aproaerema larseniella  20/07/2019  TL77 - Mildenhall Peter Lack  Gen det Graham Geen. (22 Suffolk records)
Oegoconia caradjai  18/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (36 Suffolk records)
Bryotropha affinis  17/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. 
Oegoconia deauratella  17/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (55 Suffolk records)
Caryocolum blandulella  16/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det  (Only Suffolk record)
Coleophora lutipennella  16/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (40 Suffolk records)
Gelechia scotinella  16/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (Very few Suffolk records - 4)
Coleophora alcyonipennella  16/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella  16/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Lesser Common Rustic Mesapamea didyma  14/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (47 Suffolk records)
Scrobipalpa nitentella  11/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (42 Suffolk records)
Bryotropha affinis  11/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  125w Robinson trap on track to 2nd carry + 7w LED trap on track to 17th green. Male, gen det N.Sherman. 
Tinea columbariella  11/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  125w Robinson trap on track to 2nd carry + 7w LED trap on track to 17th green. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (Very few Suffolk records - 9)
Bryotropha umbrosella  11/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  125w Robinson trap on track to 2nd carry + 7w LED trap on track to 17th green. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (Very few Suffolk records - 8)
Psoricoptera gibbosella  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (88 Suffolk records)
Aproaerema larseniella  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Males, gen det N.Sherman. (22 Suffolk records)
Coleophora argentula  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Males, gen det N.Sherman. 
Coleophora glaucicolella  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (48 Suffolk records)
Coleophora glaucicolella  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Males, gen det N.Sherman. (48 Suffolk records)
Coleophora versurella  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (80 Suffolk records)
Leucoptera spartifoliella  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (31 Suffolk records)
Aproaerema larseniella  10/07/2019  TM59 - Lowestoft Wren, Antony  Gen det done by Raymond Watson. (22 Suffolk records)
Coleophora alticolella  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (43 Suffolk records)
Coleophora alticolella  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap beside 15th fen + other on track behind 4th green next to new fen area. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (43 Suffolk records)
Coleophora follicularis  10/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (29 Suffolk records)
Eudemis porphyrana  09/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Higgott, Jeff (Mr J B)  Article on 2 micros new to Suffolk in Atropos (records not subbmitted by recorder). Record confirmed by gen det by recorder. Photo with article.  (Only Suffolk record)
Coleophora flavipennella  09/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap on track to 2nd carry + other on track to 17th green. Female, gen det N.Sherman. (26 Suffolk records)
Scrobipalpa nitentella  09/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (42 Suffolk records)
Coleophora pyrrhulipennella  08/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap in garden by greenhouse 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. (24 Suffolk records)
Coleophora argentula  08/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap in garden by greenhouse 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. 
Epinotia abbreviana  05/07/2019  TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston J Chainey, J Spence, D. Hatton, S. Holloway, T.Wilson  genitalia examined 
Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis  05/07/2019  TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston J Chainey, J Spence, D. Hatton, S. Holloway, T.Wilson  genitalia examined 
Oegoconia deauratella  05/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (55 Suffolk records)
Tawny Marbled Minor Oligia latruncula  05/07/2019  TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston J Chainey, J Spence, D. Hatton, S. Holloway, T.Wilson  genitalia examined 
Acleris variegana  05/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det 
Elachista canapennella  05/07/2019  TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham Neil Sherman  Trap by garages 2 Golf cottages. Male, gen det N.Sherman. 
Carpatolechia fugitivella  05/07/2019  TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston J Chainey, J Spence, D. Hatton, S. Holloway, T.Wilson  genitalia examined (24 Suffolk records)
Oegoconia deauratella  04/07/2019  TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest Raymond A Watson  Gen.det (55 Suffolk records)
Scrobipalpa atriplicella  04/07/2019  TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston John Chainey, Jenny Spence, D. Hatton, S. Holloway  genitalia examined (Very few Suffolk records - 14)
Rufous Minor Oligia versicolor  04/07/2019  TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston John Chainey, Jenny Spence, D. Hatton, S. Holloway  genitalia examined 
Acleris ferrugana  04/07/2019  TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston John Chainey, Jenny Spence, D. Hatton, S. Holloway  genitalia examined 
     
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