Tuesday, 5 November 2024

A boat-load of immigrants in Stoke Goldington (N. Bucks)?

On the night of 3rd November, this interesting Flame Shoulder dropped in, accompanied by a nice female Gem and beaten up Udea ferrugalis. I think it could be a candidate for Radford's, going by the elongated shape, smallness of the stigmata, and extension of the black line beyond.







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  1. Dave Wilton5 November 2024 at 12:44

    Hi Keith,
    That looks good for Radford's Flame Shoulder to me too. There have been a lot around and Robin Knill-Jones had one in the far south of the county a week or so back. If you are ever unsure, get the moth to open its wings and at the join between the thorax and abdomen there should be an area of white hairs.

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  2. Keith Mitchell5 November 2024 at 17:30

    I didn't know that. I'll have a look!

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