Sunday, 23 August 2015

Confirmations please

Alot of moths around the trap last night - I managed to pot a number of micros that I'm now working through.

I think I have Ancylis badiana, Pyrausta aurata and Pyrausta purpuralis.

Can someone confirm please?

Mark Griffiths, Garsington, Oxford




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  1. Dave Wilton23 August 2015 at 16:02

    Hello Mark, yes to Ancylis badiana but unfortunately you can't reliably separate those two Pyrausta species based on their forewing markings. The way to tell them apart is explained here:
    http://upperthames-butterflies.org.uk/Moth_files/Pyraustas_difficult_moths.pdf

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  2. Mark Griffiths23 August 2015 at 16:08

    thanks Dave - shame I didn't get the underside photos, that might have helped.

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