Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Marbled Greens or not?

On Monday night I caught 3 clearly marked Marbled Greens plus these two.



I assume that they are both weakly marked Marbled Greens but, if so, I would have struggled with the one on the right in isolation.

There is also this Tortrix that I would welcome some help with.



Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.
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  1. Peter Hall19 July 2017 at 11:03

    Your micro looks like Pammene fasciana, Andy

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  2. Andy Newbold19 July 2017 at 15:29

    Thank you for your help once again.

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  3. Dave Wilton19 July 2017 at 16:38

    I agree that the top pair must be oddly marked Marbled Greens. You seem to have cornered the market in them so it is no surprise that you should be seeing a bit of variation!

    I'm not sure about the lower picture. To me the head and the impression of "chunkiness" suggest Cydia rather than Pammene so I think it might actually be Cydia splendana. Any idea of size? C.splendana would normally be the larger moth (although they can occasionally appear quite small).

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    1. Andy Newbold19 July 2017 at 18:16

      Marbled Green and Muslin Footman both seem to thrive here probably due to the old lichen covered stone walls in the vicinity. Unfortunately I did not measure the micro. I think it was on the smaller side.

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