Wednesday 31 July 2024

Lesser-spotted Pinion?

I had this small rather tatty moth to my garden trap last night and wondered if it is a Lesser-spotted Pinion? If so, it would be a new addition to my garden list.
I also recorded my very first Gold Spot in the garden.
Finally, I wouldn't normally post a pug query at this time of year, as I know it very difficult to identify pugs from photos, but I did wonder if this one is a good candidate for Narrow-winged Pug?
Steve Trigg, Cookham
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3 comments:

  1. John Thacker1 August 2024 at 10:34

    Hi Steve, the Pug is a reasonably-good fit to Narrow-winged, although apart from the shape some features that are sometimes considered as characteristic are not so obvious here: the discal spot is rather inconspicuous and there is no clear white patch adjacent to this - instead there are whitish regions on the ante-median and post-median crossbands. The white V-shaped tornal spot seems to be typical.

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  2. Steve Trigg1 August 2024 at 14:48

    Many thanks John for your detailed reply. What a tricky group the pugs are!

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  3. Dave Wilton1 August 2024 at 15:30

    Hi Steve,
    Lesser-spotted Pinion and Narrow-winged Pug are definitely correct.

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