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Fuchsia

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Hello,
Bitterly cold here but a couple of mild nights brought a few moths out.
#1 was 12mm long.
#2 I thought it was a Beaded Chestnut when I took it but don't now.
#3 was dead. Is it a beaten up Red-green Carpet?

By the way, do you count dead moths? I also found an ex 'old lady' in a web this week.

Another question - I saw a November agg that was much smaller than usual. Do they vary a lot in size? It was 18mm and all those I've seen were 25mm.

Just wondered! :h?:
 

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Hello,
Bitterly cold here but a couple of mild nights brought a few moths out.
#1 was 12mm long. Possibly a Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata
#2 I thought it was a Beaded Chestnut when I took it but don't now. Agree with Beaded Chestnut
#3 was dead. Is it a beaten up Red-green Carpet? I'd so its likely. Its darker than what I see here.

By the way, do you count dead moths? I also found an ex 'old lady' in a web this week. Personal choice. I record wings from a bat roost.

Another question - I saw a November agg that was much smaller than usual. Do they vary a lot in size? It was 18mm and all those I've seen were 25mm. Moth do vary in size a lot within a species. Though what you saw may possibly have been a Winter Moth. Something for you to consider.

Cheers from chilly Ireland
 
Fuchsia said:
By the way, do you count dead moths? I also found an ex 'old lady' in a web this week.

Depends on why you count. If you're 'listing', a la birding, then probably not (but then like all listing, it's your game, so your rules). If you're 'recording', i.e. noting what's in your local area on a scientific (to whatever degree) basis, then a definite yes

Fuchsia said:
Another question - I saw a November agg that was much smaller than usual. Do they vary a lot in size? It was 18mm and all those I've seen were 25mm.

Runts occur in many (most?) species; likely just had a harsh childhood!
 
Re: dead old lady

Fuchsia said:
Hello,
By the way, do you count dead moths? :h?:

I do, because for recording purposes the point of interest is that they were alive in my area. For the same reason, I count leafmines, larvae and I would count eggs and pupae if I could ID them.
(I suppose it depends why you are recording things. I wouldn't count a dead bird on my life list, but I might report it to my county recorder if it was something out of the ordinary.)
Ken
 
Thanks you lot,
I will record the dead ones - I like to know what I can find here. Pity the Old Lady was dead cos it was a lovely big moth.
Many thanks too for the ID's.
Here is runty (front and back as usual!). I'm pretty sure it's a Nov.

Jen :flowers:
 

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