Tuesday, 12 April 2016

Lead-coloured or Clouded?

I had this moth last night, looks like Lead-coloured Drab, wing pattern and wing shape but no feathered antenna? But if its a female would it have feathered antenna? Ive only seen L-c Drab a few times before, even though Howe Park Wood 25metres away is full of Aspen and they were feathered.
Also had 2 new micros for my garden this week, Agonopterix alstromeriana on Friday night and Acleris literana last night.

No Emperors emerged for me yet, a moth I've never seen so looking forward to it.

Darren Seaman, Milton Keynes.





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  1. Dave Wilton12 April 2016 at 17:25

    Not sure what your moth is from that photo I'm afraid, Darren. It could perhaps be a female Lead-coloured Drab (you should be able to tell from the abdomen whether it is male or female) but I think it would need closer inspection.

    Acleris literana is a smart moth to get in your garden - one I haven't had here yet. None of my Emperors have emerged yet either but it should happen any day now, always assuming they haven't decided en masse to wait for next year!

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  2. Unknown12 April 2016 at 19:39

    Thanks Dave, I think it's a female, i will keep it and send it to Peter at the end of the year.

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  3. Marc Botham12 April 2016 at 22:01

    Looks like female LCD to me. if female you could save it from the chop by keeping a few eggs and rearing them. they're real easy and the larvae are so different from incerta and cerasi you'll know fairly soon for sure if they are LCD :). If going for chop you could still get eggs first and chuck them onto some aspen/poplar. haven't myself seen LCD this year, and only saw a couple last year, numbers seem at low ebb locally over last few years.

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