tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post9036514797293762040..comments2024-03-27T13:25:59.811+00:00Comments on Upper Thames Moths: Another Udea, et alPeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-13475567925796240482014-11-07T14:17:29.445+00:002014-11-07T14:17:29.445+00:00Thanks VERY much Dave for your learned addition - ...Thanks VERY much Dave for your learned addition - much appreciated; and to you Ched and to all who've taken part Another example of this blog proving so useful and interesting MMartin Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-53184386935426649592014-11-06T10:01:15.482+00:002014-11-06T10:01:15.482+00:00No flak at all - I am so hopeless in these matters...No flak at all - I am so hopeless in these matters. Martin T had a look after last night's Kirtlington meeting and goes for Juniper, but all opinions eagerly welcomed (and I won't count it as a proper record when I get down to doing my list, if I ever do). Thanks v much for taking the troubleMartin Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-19355467942518909972014-11-06T09:22:13.618+00:002014-11-06T09:22:13.618+00:00I'll have to stick my neck out here then. I wo...I'll have to stick my neck out here then. I would say the first is Grey Pine and the second is probably Grey Pine rather than Spruce. The jizz is wrong for Juniper and the streak at the outer corner of the forewing is not strong enough. I await the flak!ched georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404860046095792072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-55855203778630795882014-11-06T08:08:55.262+00:002014-11-06T08:08:55.262+00:00Hi Chad - any particular reasons would help greatl...Hi Chad - any particular reasons would help greatly. Do you think they are Spruces?<br /><br />The Kirtlington Death's Head meeting last night went very well btw, with lots of good moth enthusiasm-spreading by Martin T and Julian Howe from Bletchingdon.Martin Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-76742454014871299332014-11-05T18:47:16.622+00:002014-11-05T18:47:16.622+00:00I don;t think either of them are Juniper Carpets.I don;t think either of them are Juniper Carpets.ched georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404860046095792072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-59305720541841557212014-11-05T15:57:06.956+00:002014-11-05T15:57:06.956+00:00Thanks very much Dave Sorry for lack of scale; I ...Thanks very much Dave Sorry for lack of scale; I must improve. But the second one was definitely small, so much so that I very nearly overlooked it. It might be possible to tell from the eggbox ridging - and actually I may be able to calculate the top one (which was larger) from the angle between the crack in my plastic cover and that other line. Scientific or what?Martin Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276936577536929319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-37377712317555771562014-11-05T11:09:01.612+00:002014-11-05T11:09:01.612+00:00I was hoping that someone else might have passed c...I was hoping that someone else might have passed comment on your Carpets by now! I'm afraid I've only ever seen Juniper a couple of times and that was a few years ago now, so I'm hardly the best person to pass judgement, but I remember that it was its noticeably smaller size which initially alerted me to the possibility (note that there's an error in the wingspan sizes given on the UK-Moths website for these two species - Juniper is the smaller of the two). Unfortunately there's no indication of size in your pictures. However, assuming that the size fits, your top photograph at least does look to be a good candidate for Juniper. Anyone else care to comment? Dave Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com