Tuesday 23 April 2019

A pug and a micro

In the huge catch (for me) of 32 pugs of 4 species this one eluded identification. The shape of the forewing doesn't seem to fit with anything that is likely.


The identification of this tiny (5mm f/w) micro was also beyond me. The photo has been lightened to show the markings more clearly.


Help will be appreciated.

Dave Ferguson, Beaconsfield, Bucks

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5 comments:

  1. Martin Townsend24 April 2019 at 06:37

    Looks like Shaded Pug with that straight costa which would be very early but I can't think what else it could be. The tortricid is probably Epinotia immundana. It usually has some brown on it but this may not be apparent.

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  2. Dave Ferguson24 April 2019 at 12:16

    Martin, thanks very much for your appreciated comments.

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  3. Dave Wilton25 April 2019 at 21:55

    Hi Dave, was your pug taken against a flat background or inside a circular pot? I wonder if the picture is leading us astray by the way it is resting?

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  4. Dave Ferguson26 April 2019 at 09:15

    Hi Dave

    The photo was taken of the moth sitting on a flat sheet of paper. The position and shape of the forewings were strikingly different from all the other pugs I caught that night. In fact the forewings were usually held slightly further forward than shown in the photo, almost like a Grizzled Skipper. I have caught a couple of Shaded Pugs in previous years and I thought it was another one until I checked the flight period, which is when I decided to ask for a second opinion.

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  5. Dave Wilton26 April 2019 at 11:36

    Oh well - it was just a thought! I see the earliest I've ever had Shaded Pug was on 17th May (2014) when several were trapped on Ivinghoe Beacon, so an appearance three or four weeks earlier in these strange times isn't out of the question.

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