Friday, 23 June 2017

A couple of queries from Wednesday nights catch

A couple of queries from Wednesday nights trapping session in Longwick. The first is a plume - possibly pallidactyla? (I appreciate its not a great shot as the light was low!). The second is I assume a minor - perhaps a form of Cloaked Minor I have not seen before? Finally I added a record shot of yesterdays beautiful Snout which really wouldn't stay still for meaningful photography - I do wonder where it came from - it was very fresh.


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  1. Dave Wilton23 June 2017 at 11:01

    I'm not at all sure about the Plume, which looks rather worn, but I would perhaps lean towards it being Platyptilia gonodactyla. I think you'll find that the macro is a female Small Dotted Buff.

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  2. Andrew Kershaw23 June 2017 at 12:41

    Thanks Dave. I haven't seen many female small dotted buff but still should have guessed that one! The plume - I probably mistook battered for pale!

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  3. Peter Hall23 June 2017 at 14:58

    What about Marasmarcha lunaedactyla for the plume?

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  4. Andrew Kershaw24 June 2017 at 22:29

    Having played around with the photos I think Peter is right. Despite the worn nature of the moth the colour patterns all fall in the right places. Many thanks to you both as always.

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