Thursday 8 July 2021

ID Check



 



Two lovely fresh moths from last night. 
The top I think is Tawny Shears, the lower Rhodophaea formosa .... ?



4 comments:

  1. Hi Nic, this does look like one of the Hadenini, but then I noticed the pectinate antennae and then the slightly obscure 'shoulder knot', making it a fit for Minor Shoulder-knot. It is rather variable in colour but the pattern of bands is well defined (the rather relaxed sub-terminal 'w' doesn't seem to be a constant feature).
    R. formosa is perhaps more beautiful than the other knot-horns (from its vernacular name)- to me more colourful would be a better description!

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  2. Hi Nic,
    I think John has hit the nail on the head there, and what a nicely-marked specimen that is. Tawny Shears would in any case be a very good find these days in any of our three counties although it does still appear to be out there in very small numbers.

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  3. Hi Nic, only thing I can add to the above is that the photos are really good.

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  4. Thanks John, Dave & Nigel for the very welcome and instructive comments. Much appreciated.

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