tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post922916144297779412..comments2024-03-27T13:25:59.811+00:00Comments on Upper Thames Moths: Pug QueryPeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-46182323067240988562021-06-20T00:14:55.500+01:002021-06-20T00:14:55.500+01:00Peter,
Let it go, I am afraid! Thanks for the adv...Peter,<br /><br />Let it go, I am afraid! Thanks for the advice anyway, to both of you. Still very much a novice at this.Sean Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410704865930643651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-24721638025003388972021-06-19T15:46:46.534+01:002021-06-19T15:46:46.534+01:00Yes, let me try again, the basal patch is rather d...Yes, let me try again, the basal patch is rather dark which points towards Foxglove Pug (I blame red wine last night). Am happy to chop it for youPeter Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-66861301245081017232021-06-19T11:40:46.745+01:002021-06-19T11:40:46.745+01:00However... the basal patch on Toadflax is usually ...However... the basal patch on Toadflax is usually reduced to a bar along the costa, while it is 'complete' here; also on this moth the outer edge of the central band on the left wing is not a simple curve - so as Dave says dissection may be the best answer (if you are prepared to sacrifice the moth).John Thackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600490877716903552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-70820050991936281482021-06-18T14:58:13.309+01:002021-06-18T14:58:13.309+01:00Great, Thank you Dave.Great, Thank you Dave.Sean Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410704865930643651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-53187038108829861832021-06-18T14:19:58.274+01:002021-06-18T14:19:58.274+01:00Hello Sean,
It is definitely either Toadflax or Fo...Hello Sean,<br />It is definitely either Toadflax or Foxglove Pug, not Double-striped. Difficult to be sure from your image but the outer edge of the dark central band doesn't appear to kink outwards where it meets the costa which would favour Toadflax, but these two are often better separated by dissection. Dave Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com