Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Peppered moth variant et al

Peppered moth f. insularia/ f.carbonaria

In either event, what is it doing in rural Oxfordshire?

Burnished brass

Lesser cream wave?

Willow beauty

Alan Diver
Tackley

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4 comments:

  1. Mark Griffiths19 June 2018 at 20:30

    Alan I think your wave is a Clouded Silver

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  2. Alan Diver19 June 2018 at 21:17

    Thanks Mark,

    Think you're right!!

    A

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  3. Dave Wilton20 June 2018 at 17:01

    Hi Alan, the darker forms of Peppered Moth crop up throughout the moth's range so can turn up absolutely anywhere, even in your garden.

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  4. Alan Diver21 June 2018 at 11:22

    Thanks as always Dave.

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