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Wednesday, 4 November 2015

A better night

Reasonably mild and damp in my garden last night, without any fog, so I was pleased to get 29 moths of 18 different species. Migrants were limited to 1 Angle Shades and 1 Rush Veneer.
There were a few new ones for the year as well - Sprawler (1), Large Wainscot (1 - many thanks Martin Wainwright for sending one down), Dark Chestnut (1) and what I think is a rather faded Yellow-line Quaker based on the black dot near the wing base - photo below.


Here is my Dark Chestnut -


Finally, the moth below I have decided is a Feathered Thorn, but I was thrown a bit by the fact that the usual whitish spot near the wing tip is missing.


Steve Trigg, Cookham
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2 comments:

  1. Dave Wilton4 November 2015 at 14:09

    Hi Steve, yes, those three are all correct. Feathered Thorns do vary quite a bit but they shouldn't be confused with anything else at this time of year.

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  2. Martin Albertini4 November 2015 at 17:25

    Steve
    I don't think it is particularly unusual for the white spots to be missing.
    I had a specimen last week where not only were the white spots missing, but the two cross lines were also missing.

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