Out of six Epirrita sp. a couple of nights ago, this I believe is christyi based on the spacing of the octavals, but would appreciate confirmation or otherwise. I checked one of the others which I am confident was dilutata, (based on one I had last year), with much wider spaced octavals, but it revived and escaped before I could get a photo for comparison.
Hi Phil,
ReplyDeleteThe prongs do look quite close together so I'm sure you are right with Pale November, although I'd prefer to have a better view of the plate to which they're attached when looking just at a single example. The way you've gone about it though, checking several at once, does mean that you'd be better placed to notice the differences and both species should indeed be flying at the moment. Your challenge now will be to find an Autumnal Moth! No reason why you shouldn't although it does seem less common than the other two.
Thanks Dave,
ReplyDeleteYes Autumnal Moth is definitely on my radar now!
Phil