Confirmations I/Ds 5 moths please (1 Viewer)

[kathykate]

Hello, can anyone confirm my thoughts, and chip in on the ones I'm stumped on?

The nearest I can get to no. 1 is Broken-barred carpet, but don't think that is right. It is the size of a Cyprus Carpet and has a pale greenish tinge all over.

2 don't know Micro - sides of wings have lilac sheen as can be seen in pic.

3 & 5 Dusky Thorns (they are two different moths)? Certainly don't have bright yellow thorax's.

4 Marbled Orchard Tortrix? White bits of wings were folded in at back to a v-shape.

Thanks!

 

[tjsimonsen]

Can't help with the big ones, but #2 is Oncocera semirubella.

Thomas

 

[kathykate]

Thanks for that Thomas, anyone got any info on the big 'uns?

 

[Paul Chapman]

For me, 1 is Tree-lichen Beauty and 3 & 5 are Dusky Thorn. 4 could be one of several black and white tortrices from that photo in my opinion - Hedya or Apotomis.

all the best

 

[kathykate]

Oooh quite excited by Tree-lichen Beauty. That is definitely new for me! Thanks, I just couldn't find it in the book.

 

[Andy1979]

I've caught two now in the last week, having not caught any in my new(ish) garden - since 2011. Perhaps they are immigrants or perhaps colonising?

 

[kathykate]

According to my moth book they were immigrants, but now colonising the South. The pale green is the exact shade of lichen, so clever!

 

[honeym]

Hi

Prior to 1991 there were just three historic records of this species in the UK and even some of these were possibly dubious.
Depending where you are in Kent it could either be an immigrant or a resident (see the latest distribution map:
http://www.mothscount.org/maps/94/moth_distribution_maps.html?filter=T&species=NBNSYS0000006387).
Here in London it is now a fairly common resident.
It's certainly a nice one to have as a garden tick.
Martin

 

[James Hunter]

I would guess the 2 Kent gardens above are being colonised - here in Dartford I've had 94 since the first of the year on 09 Jul 14 and have had it each year in the 5 years I've been trapping. Other local gardens have far higher counts of this species than me.

Regards

James

 

[Andy1979]

I used to catch them regularly in my old garden near Bromley in London/Kent, but have been in the new garden in Medway since Oct 2011 and last week was my first with another this week. Might be interesting to track this colonisation eastwards across North Kent.