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Friday, 22 May 2020
Obscure Wainscot and ????
Couple of different looking moths this morning. I think one is the Obscure Wainscot (or maybe Shoulder-striped?) the other one I can't seem to find a match for.
Mark your wainscot is Obscure. the other one I'm not surprised you can't work it out because you wouldn't be expecting it Glaucous Shears. I'm pretty certain but photographs can be deceptive so please could you keep it for Peter. As its a western species and we just had quite a vigorous weather system blow through overnight it will be a wind-blown vagrant. New for the VC though.
hi Martin, I did consider Glaucous Shears but I thought it was too unlikely and it didn't seem to match the various pictures. Unfortunately it's gone, victim of a strong gust of wind as I was trying to secure it. It may return because I'm thinking it wouldn't have blown far.
Ok, well I can't see what else it could be so the record can stand in this case. Moral of the tale is perhaps that apparently unusual moths should be secured before being photographed/identified. That's the way we used to do it in the 'old days'.
There have been a few other Glaucous Shears records away from their normal habitats over the last few weeks for example in Worcester and Stourbridge posted on the Migrant Lepidoptera facebook page.
Mark your wainscot is Obscure. the other one I'm not surprised you can't work it out because you wouldn't be expecting it Glaucous Shears. I'm pretty certain but photographs can be deceptive so please could you keep it for Peter. As its a western species and we just had quite a vigorous weather system blow through overnight it will be a wind-blown vagrant. New for the VC though.
ReplyDeletehi Martin, I did consider Glaucous Shears but I thought it was too unlikely and it didn't seem to match the various pictures. Unfortunately it's gone, victim of a strong gust of wind as I was trying to secure it. It may return because I'm thinking it wouldn't have blown far.
ReplyDeleteOk, well I can't see what else it could be so the record can stand in this case. Moral of the tale is perhaps that apparently unusual moths should be secured before being photographed/identified. That's the way we used to do it in the 'old days'.
ReplyDeleteThere have been a few other Glaucous Shears records away from their normal habitats over the last few weeks for example in Worcester and Stourbridge posted on the Migrant Lepidoptera facebook page.
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