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Thursday, 9 August 2018

Ermine problems

Can anyone suggest a species?  I was looking at Apple and Spindle...but the photo is not great and it then flew away!
Thanks

Barnaby Briggs, Iver, Bucks
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2 comments:

  1. Dave Wilton9 August 2018 at 19:26

    Hello Barnaby, it is an Ermine but that's about as far as anyone can go without having raised it from a larva. As I've said before, the micro field-guide did a great disservice to accurate recording by suggesting that padella, malinellus, cagnagella and rorella can be separated on sight. They can't.

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  2. Barnaby Briggs10 August 2018 at 09:39

    Interesting! And useful to have your experience. I will record as padellamalinelluscagnagellarorella.

    Thanks!

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