|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome to BirdForum. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Rate Thread |
Friday 28th July 2006, 07:38
|
#1 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 456
|
Moths last night
As well as a 2 Small Magpies, > 10 Silver Y's, 1 Angle Shades and The Snout I had the following moths:-
I believe the first is a Marbled Green. The second I thought was a kind of rustic but now I'm not sure. The third is a hopefully a Riband Wave. The last I have no idea of I'm afraid. Any thoughts on the second and fourth photos would be greatly appreciated. robhope Egrets, I've had a few |
|
|
|
Friday 28th July 2006, 07:49
|
#2 |
|
A Stone chatting
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Peterborough, UK
Posts: 5,875
|
I'd leave the second as a Common Rustic agg. and the last one is Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis.
|
|
|
Click here to Support BirdForum |
|
Friday 28th July 2006, 07:57
|
#3 | |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 456
|
Quote:
Thank you for the ID's Brian. The size of the Mother of Pearl got me looking through my Waring & Townsend, but I see now it is a micro hence my failure to find it! How many more large micro species are there to confuse me? robhope Egrets, I've had a few |
|
|
|
|
|
Friday 28th July 2006, 08:04
|
#4 |
|
A Stone chatting
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Peterborough, UK
Posts: 5,875
|
A lotof the pyralidas are quite big and certainly bigger than a lot of macros. Try Large Tabby for example.
|
|
|
Click here to Support BirdForum |
|
Friday 28th July 2006, 08:11
|
#5 |
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 456
|
Brian,
I have just checked on Amazon and have seen the following book:- British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification (Hardcover) by Barry Goater Is this a worthwhile book to purchase? robhope Egrets, I've had a few |
|
|
|
|
Friday 28th July 2006, 08:12
|
#6 | |
|
Ken Noble
|
Quote:
rosy marbled and small yellow underwing spring to mind. Oak nycteoline could be taken as a micro, too. Ken
__________________
Finally caught up with our local waxwing: http://www.wildlife-galleries.co.uk/...x-IMG_0574-800 |
|
|
|
|
|
Friday 28th July 2006, 08:14
|
#7 |
|
A Stone chatting
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Peterborough, UK
Posts: 5,875
|
Oh, yes. It's a relatively small group of moths but there are some beauties and the book will certainly help your appreciation of them. Some of the distribution info might be getting out of date now but that hardly matters.
|
|
|
Click here to Support BirdForum |
|
Friday 28th July 2006, 08:16
|
#8 |
|
A Stone chatting
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Peterborough, UK
Posts: 5,875
|
Agreed Ken. Round-winged Muslin and Short-cloaked Moth spring to mind (half the size of some Large Tabbies).
|
|
|
Click here to Support BirdForum |
| Advertisement |
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Rate This Thread | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Thanks everyone - More moths last night | Fuchsia | Butterflies and Moths ID | 2 | Tuesday 5th October 2004 19:03 |
| More Moths from last night | John D | Butterflies and Moths ID | 8 | Thursday 15th July 2004 09:06 |
| Moths from last night | John D | Butterflies and Moths ID | 2 | Monday 14th June 2004 04:50 |
| Sparrows and moths | ColinD | Butterflies and Moths | 8 | Saturday 12th June 2004 15:45 |
| A few moths from last night | CJW | Butterflies and Moths | 10 | Sunday 16th May 2004 08:14 |
