Well, last night (5th April) was considerably less productive than we'd hoped - possibly a little too windy for the moths to enjoy? So we were back into single figures both for individuals and species; they did include, however, what I suspect may be a Brindled Pug - as ever, confirmation or other suggestions would be very welcome.
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| Possible Brindled Pug, 5/4/14 |
A couple of nights ago, we had our first Brimstone of the year, and a micro I've completely failed to get any idea of: again, if there are any suggestions, we'd be grateful! Steve and Xander Goddard.
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| Unknown micro, 3/4/14 |
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| Brimstone, 3/4/14 |
Hi Steve & Xander, I'd suggest that your micro is Acrolepiopsis assectella (the Leek Moth) which is now quite common locally.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Dave: that looks very plausible from the Sterling/Parsons/Lewington. Any thoughts on the pug? I have a suspicion that I'm missing something obvious.
ReplyDeleteAs I'm sure you know by now, Pugs can be quite difficult to determine from pictures! I'm not really sure about your example but I would have tended towards Oak-tree rather than Brindled.
DeleteFair enough! -- I suspect it'll have to be One That Got Away...
ReplyDeleteHi Steve, that's an Oak-tree Pug.
ReplyDeleteExcellent: thanks, Peter -- gives me some hope that somewhere near us, there are enough oak trees to one day produce a Merveille du Jour...
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