Monday, 26 June 2023

A couple more questions

 Could the first be Amblyptilia punctidactyla rather thanacanthadactyla?

The second is a micro presumably a Coleophora species that came to the Ni lure this morning. Alive it looked a good match for Metriotes lutarea (6mm in length). Unfortunately the photo is of the dead moth as it died when I was trying to get it cool enough to settle for a photo.




Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.

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  1. Dave Wilton26 June 2023 at 17:25

    Hi Andy,
    Yes to Amblyptilia punctidactyla. I'm afraid the Coleophorid would need dissection, though. It may be lutarea but that species flies in May while Greater Stitchwort is in flower so it seems rather late for it now.

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  2. Andy Newbold26 June 2023 at 17:41

    Thank you. I will add the second to the next batch for Peter.

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