Thrupp is pleased to join the Bordered Straw club, after an overflowing night of trapping on Saturday. Alas, I had to go to Leeds rather early on Sunday morning and so couldn't do the moths justice but they included a Privet Hawk, which impressed my small granddaughter, the year's first Willow Beauty, Ghost, Burnished Brass, Small Angle Shades and much else, including the two here whose IDs I would much appreciate. My best bets are Light Arches for the one above and either Round-winged Muslin or Small Dotted Buff for the one below. Many thanks in anticipation - oh, and the rest of the family met a little girl by the canal with a 'butterfly' on a flower stem - an understandable mistake, because it was a lovely, vivid Scarlet Tiger.
Martin Wainwright, Thrupp, Oxon
Hi Martin, the bottom picture is indeed a smart Round-winged Muslin. The top one is a moth which has lost most of its scales, probably as a result of the recent rain. Looking at the ratio of wing size to thorax size and what residual colour there is left, I would suggest that it is something like a Treble Lines.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say Rustic Shoulder-knot, but that's purely a guess.
ReplyDeleteAnd my pure guess is Clouded-bordered Brindle :). You can see the oval and kidney marks just about so I reckon you can rule out Treble Lines (maybe). Is this the photograph of the Bordered Straw Martin or are the photograph and text not associated, I wasn't sure?
ReplyDeleteThanks v much everyone. I will leave the one in its nightie as an unknown. Marc, no, I've got a nice pic of my Bordered Straw but felt the blog had seen rather of lot of them lately. All v best M
ReplyDeletePS - Marc, you can also see the pic of the Bordered Straw on www.martinsmoths.blogspot.com, along with various others from Saturday's abundant night.
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