tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post2689851439338085494..comments2024-03-27T13:25:59.811+00:00Comments on Upper Thames Moths: MicrosPeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-52745238363986744372015-08-10T10:13:19.663+01:002015-08-10T10:13:19.663+01:00I did consider A ljungiana and really ought to hav...I did consider A ljungiana and really ought to have said that was the other possibility. Have re-looked, I do agree with Dave.Martin Albertinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018222050867602565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-72817295397990631582015-08-09T18:52:35.264+01:002015-08-09T18:52:35.264+01:00Thanks both, think it looks more like A ljungiana,...Thanks both, think it looks more like A ljungiana, especially now I'm looking at the moth from above rather than the side.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249681072179586582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-63830204644095766262015-08-09T18:28:19.263+01:002015-08-09T18:28:19.263+01:00My choice for the first of the two queried moths w...My choice for the first of the two queried moths would be Argyrotaenia ljungiana. Dave Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-77270048287012514062015-08-09T17:54:52.977+01:002015-08-09T17:54:52.977+01:00Hi Darren
I agree with your first 5, the latter n...Hi Darren<br /><br />I agree with your first 5, the latter needing genital inspection to get to species.<br />Of the two you are not sure about I suspect the first may be Lobesia littoralis, but I'm not certain and the final one is Delplanqueia (formerly Pempelia) dilutella.<br /><br />The Gypsonoma minutana is a good record for Bucks, although there are a number of records from Stony Stratford and the Lobesia, if correct, would be quite a good record.Martin Albertinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018222050867602565noreply@blogger.com