Previously my best nights trapping this year has been 7 moths of 5
species and last night I was hit by 18 moths of 13 species and this
followed absolutely zero on the previous night! The problem is that I am
up against it failing to identify 8 of those caught. I feel guilty
about posting so may photos and trust someone will let me know if it is
too much.
Hi Tom, The problem is that they're all tricky species. I'll have a go but some would need genitalia and/or other opinions:
ReplyDeletefirst looks like Scoparia ambigualis to me, but I find these very difficult and others may disagree. second is Epiphyas postvittana, third is Eudonia angustea, fourth is Brown House Moth, fifth is Mottled Pug, sixth needs better pics possibly + specimen but probably Epiblema trimaculana, seventh needs genitalia confirmation but looks a good candidate for Tawny Marbled Minor and the last is Vine's Rustic. Last night was a considerable improvement all round :)