I am not confident about identifying these two pugs so any help would be appreciated.
I thought I would show a photo of one of the hundreds of Green Oak Tortrixes flying around the oaks in Bernwood yesterday (15th).
Dave Ferguson, Beaconsfield
A Blog for moth recorders in Bucks, Berks and Oxon
Hello Dave,
ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure about these either! An indication of size might have helped, but I'd guess at Wormwood Pug for the first (the discal spot doesn't look sufficiently large for Currant) and Freyer's Pug for the second.
Hi Dave, for what it's worth (and with similar caveats) I had come to the same conclusions about the Pugs as Dave W, although the Freyer's looks more ochreous-brown than usual (Currant Pug would also have a relatively strong pale sub-terminal line and tornal spot).
ReplyDeleteThe top pug was f/w 9mm, the other 11mm.
ReplyDeleteI lost the top pug in the house never to be seen again, or so I thought. I found it this morning dead. If it is of any interest I will retain it.
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