The arrival of Six belted Clearwing on Friday was the fifth species for the garden and sixth for the village ( as Hornet has never come to lures at home). I suspect further species will prove difficult! It makes me think that Clearwings are more widely spread than originally thought but perhaps they are quite localised within an area if that makes sense.
I haven't had anything as interesting as others have in the trap recently but have had two of both Olive and Black Arches new for the year. I would appreciate thoughts on the pug below which has a striking reddish pink abdomen. It has a wingspan of 9mm but am torn between Sloe Pug and Haworth's although Sloe has been seen here before.
Six Belted Clearwing
Pug ws 9mm
Edit (see Comment below). This is Haworth's Pug:
Hi Andrew, your Pug is Haworth's. By wingspan I presume you mean wing length (a wingspan of 9mm would be rather miniscule even for this small pug species!).
ReplyDeleteIt would be helpful if Blogger allowed photos to be added to comments, but as it doesn't I'll add an image to your report of a Haworth's I got at Westcott the other day so you can see how different the pinkish area is to that on Sloe Pug.
Thanks Dave that is definitely the moth concerned.
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