tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post2378860695732068857..comments2024-03-27T13:25:59.811+00:00Comments on Upper Thames Moths: Light and shadePeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-47023470370984290822014-03-22T14:24:25.385+00:002014-03-22T14:24:25.385+00:00Red Chestnut is reasonably common hereabouts so I&...Red Chestnut is reasonably common hereabouts so I'm sure you'll become familiar with it. It is quite a bit bigger than Chestnut/Dark Chestnut and has a noticeably straight leading edge to the wing, although you might have been misled by the way this particular example seems to have crammed itself into the corner of the egg-box. Watch out for its less common relative the White-marked which we do get around here too. Dave Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-79038721068723326302014-03-22T13:14:44.031+00:002014-03-22T13:14:44.031+00:00Many thanks Dave, as ever. I'm glad to have a ...Many thanks Dave, as ever. I'm glad to have a Red Chestnut which is new for me, though I appreciate it will be familiar to most. Interesting about the different families. I now hope (almost certainly in vain) to see a Red-headed Chestnut one of these days.Martin Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-31871482434152950732014-03-22T08:55:26.075+00:002014-03-22T08:55:26.075+00:00Similar name but actually a different family: hav...Similar name but actually a different family: have a look at Red Chestnut!Dave Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com