Other firsts for the year for me were Mottled Rustic, Small Seraphim, Common Footman, Figure of Eighty and Dark Arches.
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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.
Other firsts for the year for me were Mottled Rustic, Small Seraphim, Common Footman, Figure of Eighty and Dark Arches.
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.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Dave. Did catch a pristine Freyer’s Pug the next night so reasonably confident about the ID now.
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