No.1 I think is a Hoary Footman
No.4 Two photos of some sort of Ermel maybe.
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Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Help please !
5 moths I would like some help/confirmation of ID's please.
No.2 A large Pug, but struggling with this one.
No.3 I think is a Double-striped Pug.
The next two micro moths are very small and I apologise in advance of the poor quality of photos.
No.5 Two photos again of some sort of Ermel maybe.
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Hello Tony,
ReplyDeleteThe first is indeed a candidate for Hoary Footman but for an acceptable record you'll either need to get it dissected or else handle the moth and look at the hind-wing (white = Hoary, creamy-yellow = Scarce). They cannot be determined safely just on exterior characteristics. I've looked at plenty like yours which have turned out to be faded Scarce Footman once the hind-wings were checked. I'm not sure about the first Pug from that picture but Yarrow is a distinct possibility based on the whitish areas close to the wing-tips. The second Pug is indeed Double-striped. The other four pictures all show the rather variable Blastobasis adustella which is around in large numbers at the moment.
Thanks Dave. The hindwing was indeed white on the footman.
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