Published 25th September 2018

Peer-reviewed Papers:

Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens, 1859) (Lep.: Tineidae): case-bearing larvae in England found feeding on bat droppings. R. J. Heckford and S. D. Beavan 233-248

Natural history of Lepidoptera associated with bird nests in Mid-Wales. D. H. Boyes 249-259

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Notes

The Four-spotted Moth Tyta luctuosa (D. & S.), the Grizzled Skipper butterfly Pyrgus malvae (L.), the Empperor Moth Saturnia pavonia (L.) and the Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus (L.) at Werrington Brook Drain, Peterborough, in 2017. Paul Waring 259-265

Phyllonorycter pastorella (Zeller, 1846) (Lep.: Gracillariidae) in Kent. Robert Homan. 266-267

Bee Moth Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lep.: Pyralidae) lekking. Tony Bryant 268

Apodia bifractella (Duponchel, [1843]) (Lep.: Gelechiidae) new to Ireland. Tony Bryant. 268

Double Line Mythimna turca (L.), second record for Shropshire. Graham Wenman and Mike Shurmer 269-270

An unusual pairing, in the wild, between a Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina (L. 1758) and a Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus (L. 1758) Nymphalidae, Satyrinae). Barry Dickerson 270-271

A first British record of a leaf-mine on Photinia Lindl. (Rosaceae). A. G. Blunt and I. S. Thompson 271-272

Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata (D.& S.) Lep.: Geometridae: A striking variant from Mid Perthshire (VC 88). David Bryant 273

Megalomus hirtus (L., 1761) (Neur.: Hemerobiidae) rediscovered in Aberdeenshire and investigation of a old record. Nick A. Littlewood 274-276
Webb’s Wainscot Globia sparganii (Esp.) (Lep.: Noctuidae) – new sites in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire. Paul Waring & Dee Shore 277-278


Book Reviews


Butterfly Gardening: The North American Butterfly Association Guide 279

Amazing Arachnids 279