Saturday, 3 June 2017

Is it possible?

Is it possible to I.D. this moth from a poor enhanced image?. Wing pattern perhaps?. Many thanks.




Steve Lockey (Garsington)


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5 comments:

  1. Dave Wilton4 June 2017 at 09:53

    Not with any certainty at all Steve, but the shape and general appearance suggest Tawny Shears to me.

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  2. Steve Lockey4 June 2017 at 10:00

    Thanks Dave, I have scoured the books and that was the only configuration of markings that came near. It made its escape pretty quickly.

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  3. Dave Wilton4 June 2017 at 10:10

    Shame really because despite what the books say, Tawny Shears is now quite a rare moth in our area.

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  4. Martin Townsend5 June 2017 at 07:56

    Very little about this suggests Tawny Shears to me and it is not possible to identify it from this photo.

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  5. Marc Botham5 June 2017 at 08:41

    Looks like a Large Nutmeg with bad lighting and at funny angle to me but as Martin says not possible to identify with any certainty from photo

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