tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post6657629285263572719..comments2024-03-27T13:25:59.811+00:00Comments on Upper Thames Moths: A flurry of micros - help neededPeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-67905279413169277992017-02-16T14:41:48.774+00:002017-02-16T14:41:48.774+00:00Many thanks Dave. I have looked at various picture...Many thanks Dave. I have looked at various pictures of Y. ustella and it certainly is a very variable species - no wonder I was struggling to identify it.Steve Trigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848975639483729158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-85308444727268787352017-02-15T21:00:41.035+00:002017-02-15T21:00:41.035+00:00Hello Steve, Agonopterix alstromeriana and Acleris...Hello Steve, Agonopterix alstromeriana and Acleris ferrugana/notana are both correct (if you haven't already done so it would be worth keeping one for a genitalia check sometime - ferrugana is by far the more likely locally). The third moth is Ypsolopha ustella which is a highly variable species but is really the only one from that family likely to be tempted out of hibernation at this time of year.Dave Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com