Couple of pugs for you - as much as identifying them (if you can), any tips on what to look for in pug identification would be great. Or resources that might help my confusion.
and a grey micro with not a lot of features - about 12-15 mm long.
Saturday night was a big one, and several new species for the garden. Not sure if they are real changes or just more effort at this time of year.
Thanks,
Barnaby, Iver, Bucks
Hello Barnaby,
ReplyDeleteThe first Pug looks to me like Common and, although not quite so clear, I think the second one probably is too. Common Pug is relatively small, has fairly pointed wings and a small (sometimes non-existent) discal spot. In good light the ground colour is often a mix of greys and browns. There's the hint of a wavy whitish outer cross-line which ends in a usually quite noticeable white dot at the tornus (bottom corner), with the same on the hind-wing.
Your other moth is, I'm afraid, a Cnephasia which would need dissection to ID.
Really helpful comments, thanks, will keep learning Pugs.
ReplyDeleteHi Barnaby, you asked about Pug identification resources. A couple of the ones I find useful are:
ReplyDeleteA Lancs moth download: https://www.lancashiremoths.co.uk/identification-aids
And there's a fairly recent book: https://www.nhbs.com/title?slug=pug-moths-of-north-west-england-book
Although they refer to flight times which can differ from our area, the ID info is good.
Nigel