Friday, 15 June 2018

Just checking.........

Set the Robinson trap in my Sonning garden for the first of the three National Moth Nights and caught 27 macro species, including these two which I think are a faded Rustic Shoulder-knot (it is the right size with angular, scallop-ended wings and a hint of a shoulder knot mark), and a faded Freyer's Pug - very large for a pug with a wingspan of 26 mm. Please could anyone confirm/correct me?
Other firsts for the year for me were Mottled Rustic, Small Seraphim, Common Footman, Figure of Eighty and Dark Arches.



2 comments:

  1. Hello Alastair, yes to Rustic Shoulder-knot but I'd be reluctant to pronounce on a faded Pug! That said, the shape (and size you give) do suggest Freyer's and there seems to be a hint that it once had an abdominal band.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Many thanks Dave. Did catch a pristine Freyer’s Pug the next night so reasonably confident about the ID now.

      Delete

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.