Hi David, Yes, that's Hedya pruniana. Very common at the moment wherever there's blackthorn. Watch out for Hedya nubiferana which is starting to fly now too and is equally as common - the differences are fairly subtle but it has a slightly different resting posture to pruniana.
Hi David, there is a very good depiction of the differences between the Hedya species in the 'Common Micro-moths of Berkshire', available as a free download (see side-bar below) - I am told that this excellent small book is due for a new edition this year.
Hi David,
ReplyDeleteYes, that's Hedya pruniana. Very common at the moment wherever there's blackthorn. Watch out for Hedya nubiferana which is starting to fly now too and is equally as common - the differences are fairly subtle but it has a slightly different resting posture to pruniana.
Hi David, there is a very good depiction of the differences between the Hedya species in the 'Common Micro-moths of Berkshire', available as a free download (see side-bar below) - I am told that this excellent small book is due for a new edition this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, both! I'll look out for nubiferana. And I'll look out the Berkshire publication. Really helpful comments - thanks.
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