? Micromoth England ID please (1 Viewer)

colincurry

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• Aug 30, 2017

• #1

From our garden. Think it s a micromoth but can't ID it from my books.

Help appreciated please

Colin

 

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Qingcol

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• Aug 30, 2017

• #2

I think it is a Macro (Yellow Shell Spp hibernica) Colin.

 

colincurry

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• Aug 30, 2017

• #3

Thank you.

Using your ID, I have found it in another version of Chinery.

Colin

 

honeym

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• Aug 31, 2017

• #4

Qingcol said:

I think it is a Macro (Yellow Shell Spp hibernica) Colin.

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The [so-called] subspecies hibernica occurs in western Ireland and only on coastal cliffs in counties Cork and Kerry, so as this specimen was from Cambridge it's just a Yellow Shell. It's such a variable moth my personal view is that they aren't subspecies, just local forms (at best).