I had this moth in my trap in Beenham Berks last night. It had the shape of a small Nut-tree tussock but I can't seem to pin it down. Any help appreciated.
Thanks Derek
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Hello Derek,
ReplyDeleteDespite looking quite distinctive in the photo, I'm afraid nothing springs immediately to mind for your moth. It seems to have rather odd proportions and I wonder if it might be something on which the wings haven't quite reached the correct size? Certainly one to hang on to for Martin H to see and pronounce on - it might be much easier to ID from the specimen itself rather than just a single photo.
Unfortunately it has already been released. I did wonder about an aberrant Mottled Rustic. Certainly the head and thorax look out of proportion to the rather stunted wings? Thanks for trying.
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