Sunday, 11 March 2018

Micro moths

2 Micros came to light last night.

I would be grateful for help with ID.





Top 2 moth a, bottom 2 moth b.

Alan Diver
Tackley.

2 comments:

  1. The choice is between Agonopterix heracliana and A.ciliella. The chances are they're both Agonopterix heracliana (a. male and b. female) because I can see no hint of pink on the undersides of either one. However, you should record them as Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella agg. unless you've had a few critically examined to know what you might get in your garden, especially at this time of year when the moths have been around a long time and can be very worn. The number of lines in the hind-wing cilia is supposed to separate them but I've always found this to be very subjective and dissection (of males) is best.

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