Help needed on these 2 moths (1 Viewer)

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dunedin

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• Aug 7, 2011

• #1

Help needed to ID these 2 moths both taken on rough grassland with plenty of Ragwort present. They could be the same but I'm not good enough to identify them, even after long search

 

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Jan-Paul Charteris

Sussex birder and budding moth enthusiast

• Aug 7, 2011

• #2

Second one looks like a dark example of Dark Arches to me

 

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Kieren Allinson

Well-known member

• Aug 7, 2011

• #3

Left-hand one is antler moth

and I agree with dark Dark arches for the second

 

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dunedin

Well-known member

• Aug 8, 2011

• #4

Thanks to you both, always have trouble with moths, haven't been able to get a decent book, so any recommendations appreciated.

 

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lilyfenn

Well-known member

• Aug 8, 2011

• #5

i use the "Field guide to the moths of great britain and ireland" by "Waring, Townsend,& Lewington." highly recommended