tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post3420998745190540552..comments2024-03-27T13:25:59.811+00:00Comments on Upper Thames Moths: Autumnal StuffPeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-37557344702971734332016-10-04T16:13:00.135+01:002016-10-04T16:13:00.135+01:00Doh! Teach me not to read the post properly.
Cheer...Doh! Teach me not to read the post properly.<br />Cheers, AdamAdam Bassetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490120978686132205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-25425880921894033322016-10-04T15:51:07.580+01:002016-10-04T15:51:07.580+01:00Hello Adam. Start smouldering! There's a sente...Hello Adam. Start smouldering! There's a sentence between the 2 photos, saying "funny-looking Spruce Carpet".<br />As you say, Common Marbled Carpets look like all sorts of things, but not like that. The CMC that did arrive was pretty much bog standard, with the large orange patches. I didn't bother photographing it. BTW I double-checked the Spruce Carpet's antennae - it was a male and not a Grey Pine Carpet.<br />All the best, Andy. Andrew Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473239062680971150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-76345623202850249022016-10-04T13:01:05.081+01:002016-10-04T13:01:05.081+01:00Hi Andy, I'm ready to be shot down in flames, ...Hi Andy, I'm ready to be shot down in flames, but are you sure your Carpet is Common Marbled? I know they are highly variable, but I don't think I have ever seen one with a central band like your moth. It looks more like a Spruce Carpet, but a strange looking one with the central band not joined up - I've never seen a Spruce Carpet that looks like this either, but it seems very close.Adam Bassetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490120978686132205noreply@blogger.com