[harry eales]

Apart from the two volumes by Bradley, et.al. on Tortricoid Moths, the British Pyralid Moths by Goater, and the now old Pyralid & Plume Moths by Beirne there is little available on illustrated Micro Moths unless you are willing to invest in several volumes of MBGBI and waiting for several additional volumes which are still 'in prep'.

There are however, several articles in various entomological journals which have been published over the last half century or so. These are extreamly usefull, as they illustrate in colour many micro moth species that simply can't be found elsewhere at present. Several of these have come my way over the years and these are listed below. Many of these articles were reprinted as 'separates' and can occasionally be found in the hands of entomological book dealers or even on Ebay.

The original entomological journals which held these articles can be borrowed from your local library through the Inter Library Loans Service. (there is a small charge for this) I see no reason why these articles couldn't be scanned into your computer as long as you only use them for your own reference.

The items I have are as follows.

The Plutellidae . Proc. South London Entomological & Nat.Hist.Soc 1949-1950 p. 85-93 26 species illustrated in colour.

The British Lamproniidae & Adelidae. Proc. S.L.E & N.H.S. 1947-48 p.209-219. 26 species illustrated in colour.

The Glyphipterygidae & Allied Families. Proc. S.L.E. & N.H.S. 1952-53 p. 90-99. 29 species illustrated in colour.

The British Oecophoridae (part 1) and Allied Genera. Proc. S.L.E & N.H.S. 1948-49. p.123-141. 31 colour illustrations.

The British Oecophoridae (part 2). Proc. S.L.E. & N.H.S. 1949-59 p.187-203. 24 colour illustrations.

The British Oecophoridae (part 3) Proc. S.L.E. & N.H.S. 1954-55. page numbers not known as I only have the coloured plates 28 species illustrated.

The Caloptillia (A genus of Tineina). Proc. S.L.E. & N.H.S. 1946-47. I only have the illustration and names page for these specimens 15 colour illustrations in total. Page numbers for text unknown.

An Introduction to the Gelechiidae. Proc. Trans. Brit. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1985 18: 99-106. 10 colour illustrations.

The British Epermeniidae. Brit. Jour. Ent. Nat. Hist. 1993. 6:141-157. 24 colour illustrations and 24 genitalia photographs.

The British Species of Monochroa, Chrysoesthia, Ptocheuusa and Sitotroga (Gelechiidae) Brit Jour. Ent .Nat. Hist. 1993. 6:37-44. 22 coloured illustrations.

The British Species of Metzneria, Paltodora, Isophrictis, Apodia, Eulamprotes and Argolamprotes (Gelechiidae) Brit. Jour. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1990. 3:23-28. 16 coloured illustrations.

A Key to the British & French Species of Phyllonorycter. (Lithcolletis), Gracillariidae. Ent. Gaz. Vol. 20. 1969 p.3-34. No colour illustrations but the wings of each species are shown by line drawings of very good quality.

The British Lyonetiidae. Proc S.L.E. & N.H.S. 1952-53. pages not known as I only have the coloured plate. 20 species illustrated in colour.

The illustrations in the above mentioned articles are of a very high standard by artists who were themselves entomologists, they include F.C.Fraser, S.N.A.Jacobs, etc.

Find and enjoy.

Harry.

[MikeWall]

Excellent, many thanks Harry!

[harry eales]

In addition to the separates mentioned in my first post to this thread

I have now obtained a copy of a further publication. (Via Ebay)

This is:-

A GUIDE TO ACLERIS CRISTANA in BRITAIN by Lt.Col.W.B.L.Manley FRES. Colour illustrations by S.N.A.Jacobs FRES. Family Lepidoptera Tortricidae. Reprinted from The Entomologist Gazette Vol.24.No 2. Published in 1973 by E.W.Classey Ltd. 206 Pages long, plus 4 Coloured Plates. Notes Dedicated to the memory of Leonard T.Ford. Excellent Condition.

For £10.99 inc postage it's not really expensive as it is really a monograph on the variation of this species. 119 forms are described and illustrated.

Edit,

If anyone wants a copy there is one for sale from E.Classey at £10.00 + p&p on:-

www.abebooks.com

Harry

[Jamie D]

Hi,

I think the other guide worth mentioning is "A Guide to the Microlepidoptera of Europe" by Umberto Parenti. This guide is not complete but it has about 160 plates each showing photo's of a few different micros and it should atleast get you in the correct area. It is still avaliable but costs nearly £60

Jamie

[harry eales]

Originally Posted by J Duffie

Hi,

I think the other guide worth mentioning is "A Guide to the Microlepidoptera of Europe" by Umberto Parenti. This guide is not complete but it has about 160 plates each showing photo's of a few different micros and it should atleast get you in the correct area. It is still avaliable but costs nearly £60

Jamie

OUCH,

Harry

[AndrewParker]

Originally Posted by harry eales

The British Lyonetiidae. Proc S.L.E. & N.H.S. 1952-53. pages not known as I only have the coloured plate. 20 species illustrated in colour.

Harry.

The full reference for this one is:

Brown, S.C.S. (1954) The British Lyonetiidae. Part I. Proc. S. Lond. ent. nat. Hist. Soc., 1952-3, p. 110-116. This covers the genera Opostega, Dryadaula, Oinophila, Leucoptera, Bucculatrix, Tischeria, Lyonetia and Bedellia. I do not know if any other parts were ever published.

Another paper that might interest light trappers is:

Huddleston, T. & Gould, I. Parasitic wasps (Ichneumonoidea) in British light-traps. The Entomologist 107(2):134-154 (1988).
This will allow you to identify most parasitic wasps in the trap.

Andrew.

[AndrewParker]

Originally Posted by J Duffie

Hi,

I think the other guide worth mentioning is "A Guide to the Microlepidoptera of Europe" by Umberto Parenti. This guide is not complete but it has about 160 plates each showing photo's of a few different micros and it should atleast get you in the correct area. It is still avaliable but costs nearly £60

Jamie

This might seem expensive, but the illustrations are good. The text consists of introductory sections on collecting, setting and genitalia preparations, and a synopisis of each family covered. In the main section, the plates mostly consists of 8 good quality photographs of set specimens, from about life size to about twice lifesize, with a caption giving name, wingspan, collecting label data and for many species brief distribution and a list of host plants. The first 30 plates are a mixture of B & W photos of moths in resting position, leaf mines etc. and paintings of the very small species (Nepticulidae).

Andrew.

[AndrewParker]

Originally Posted by harry eales

There are however, several articles in various entomological journals which have been published over the last half century or so. These are extreamly usefull, as they illustrate in colour many micro moth species that simply can't be found elsewhere at present. Several of these have come my way over the years and these are listed below. Many of these articles were reprinted as 'separates' and can occasionally be found in the hands of entomological book dealers or even on Ebay.

Harry.

Several of these papers were collected together in:

Jacobs, S.N.A. et al Illustrated Papers on British Microlepidoptera [1978]. pp. (4), 170. 12 col plates. Cloth. Vg. Reprinted from Proc. S. Lon. ent. & nat. Hist. Soc. (1944-57)

A copy is currently available from Pemberly Books but you will need to be keen to get it as the asking price is £60!

Andrew.

[Carolinejacobs]

Originally Posted by AndrewParker

Several of these papers were collected together in:

Jacobs, S.N.A. et al Illustrated Papers on British Microlepidoptera [1978]. pp. (4), 170. 12 col plates. Cloth. Vg. Reprinted from Proc. S. Lon. ent. & nat. Hist. Soc. (1944-57)

A copy is currently available from Pemberly Books but you will need to be keen to get it as the asking price is £60!

Andrew.

I see you have a copy of a book with my grandfathers' butterfly and moth illustrations ! My cousin holds the orginal art work foir the colour plates some dating back to the 1930s


Caroline Jacobs

grand daughter SNA Jacobs

[harry eales]

Originally Posted by Carolinejacobs

I see you have a copy of a book with my grandfathers' butterfly and moth illustrations ! My cousin holds the orginal art work foir the colour plates some dating back to the 1930s


Caroline Jacobs

grand daughter SNA Jacobs

Hello Caroline,
The study of Micro's would be very much harder had it not been for your grandfathers delicate art work. They are a joy to look at and much cheaper (thank goodness) than a Stubbs, Picasso, or Van Gough. It's also nice to know that his descendants take an interest in Natural History.

Regards,

Harry

[Carolinejacobs]

Good morning Harry,

Yes my grandfather was a very good artist.

I recently rediscovered his entire butterfly and moth collection, purely by accident, down at a local wildlife trust centre. I was under the impression that he had donated it to the Natural History Museum in London back in the early 1980s. The family are currently in touch with the Trust to determine what will happen to his collection.

I am also a keen watercolour artist and may have inherited some of his skills but my real interests are more in geology. He gave me a copy of his book, published in 1978 on Microlepidoptera, as a birthday present, which he signed for me.

I do recall the days, back in the late 1960s and early 1970s when he travelled down to southern Spain (before it got touristy) to collect new species of butterflies and moths for his collection - I accompanied him along with my parents.

best wishes



Caroline