Wednesday 26 February 2014

ID plea


Can a kindly expert help me to identify this battered moth with rather raked wings which was in my Robinson trap at Thrupp, Oxon, this morning, along with a Dotted Border and a Clouded Drab? The last, shown below, is a first for my list this year.


I feel obliged to have a go at the unknown moth's ID and my best guess is a Lead-coloured Drab which has had a hard time in its short life so far. I've got some other pics if helpful.  Martin Wainwright

2 comments:

  1. I think it will be a Common Quaker Martin. Look at the Straphanger image just below and note the wing marking at the termen area.

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  2. How interesting! Talk about the evidence being in front of my nose. Thanks so much Peter

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