This moth was on the fence in my garden in Aston, west Oxon this morning (15th October). My initial thought was that it was a Willow Beauty, even though the forewings seem too rounded, and the outer and central cross-lines don't appear to converge. Assuming it is a Willow Beauty, could it be f. perfumaria as it is so grey?
There was a Mallow in the trap, a new species for me.
David Hastings
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| Willow Beauty ? © David Hastings |
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| Mallow © David Hastings |
Hello David,
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely a Willow Beauty, but I'm not sure if perfumaria is a "catch-all" for the plainer grey specimens like your example or if there will be other named forms.