Sunday 28 June 2020

Phycita roborella ....




..... I think. If anyone could clarify, I'd be grateful. Thanks.


And I have identified this a Grey Dagger, rather than Dark, but appreciate perhaps impossible to say for sure...

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3 comments:

  1. Adam Bassett28 June 2020 at 14:58

    Hi Nic - agree the P. roborella, the Dagger cannot be distinguished from Dark without gen. det. as far as I am aware.

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  2. Dave Wilton28 June 2020 at 14:59

    Hi Nic,

    Yes to Phycita roborella, but the Dagger needs to be recorded as an aggregate (Grey/Dark Dagger) unless it has been closely inspected under a microscope. It is one of thankfully rather few pairs or trios of common macro-moths which need this attention (Marbled/Tawny Marbled/Rufous Minor & Common/Lesser Common Rustic also spring to mind).

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  3. Nic Hallam28 June 2020 at 19:13

    Thanks Adam & Dave, very much appreciated. Nic.

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