Thursday, 9 June 2016

Golden Plusia, and help needed with 2 others

I had my garden trap out on Tuesday night during a thunderstorm and torrential downpour, but it didn't seem to deter the moths. I ended up with 446 moths, although 244 of them were Diamond-back moths (there were probably more, but 244 is the number I counted).
There were 2 new moths for my garden, a Thistle Ermine and the Golden Plusia below. I did wonder what was eating the delphiniums!


If someone could help with the 2 moths below I would be very grateful. I feel I should know the micro, but its name is currently eluding me.



Steve Trigg, Cookham


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  1. Dave Wilton9 June 2016 at 13:13

    Hello Steve, very nice to get Golden Plusia - it is not at all common locally and has to date managed to avoid my garden! My vote for the noctuid would be a rather darkly marked Clouded Brindle (perhaps one of the CMRs could confirm?) while the micro is Cydia pomonella.

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  2. Martin Albertini9 June 2016 at 15:27

    I agree with Clouded Brindle.

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  3. Steve Trigg9 June 2016 at 19:22

    Hi Dave and Martin, many thanks for identifying the Clouded Brindle. And I should have known the Codling Moth - I was thrown by the darkness of the forewing. Others I have seen have been greyer with transverse lines.

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