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Andrew S

Kentish Mother

• Jun 5, 2004

• #1

Any pointers on these would be welcome:

1. 4 June - is this just a brown house moth?
2. 15 May - ?
3. 28 May - I think this is the same as Ken's moth id'ed earlier today - Udea olivalis?
4. 24 May - have had quite a few of these - sorry not v good photo
5. 4 June - I think this is a pyralid.

Thanks

Andrew

 

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Angus T

Well-known member

• Jun 5, 2004

• #2

Looking at the thumbnails, I'm not sure I'm going to further your cause much this, but I'll have look.
#1 yes
#2 Tortricoid, not one I'm familiar with. Knowing length would be useful
#3 yes
#4 Another pyralid the date should narrow the options down as most 'lookalikes' are out later. knowing size may help.
#5 yes another pyralid which to me must be Pyrausta aurata

I doubt I'll work out #2, but I'll look at #4 some more

 

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Angus T

Well-known member

• Jun 5, 2004

• #3

OK, for #4 I'd have a reasonable amount of confidence that its Pempeliella diluta

However, its a Thyme feeder and hence is generally only found in coastal areas and calcereous grassland.

Would this make sense?

 

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Andrew S

Kentish Mother

• Jun 5, 2004

• #4

Thanks Angus.

Not sure about that habitat. I am in London, although not far from the tidal Thames, but there is little calcareous grassland around. May be some thyme in gardens.

I'll try to get a better photo tomorrow morning and take a measurement.

 

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Ken Noble

• Jun 5, 2004

• #5

I was told that this one was Pyrausta aurata--and it looks the same as your #5!

 

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Andrew S

Kentish Mother

• Jun 5, 2004

• #6

yep - happy with that one now, ties in with UK moths pic nicely too.

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Jun 6, 2004

• #7

#2 Is a Codling Moth, they're fairly common. Sorry, I don't know the scientific name.

 

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Andrew S

Kentish Mother

• Jun 6, 2004

• #8

Thanks Chris - that looks good.

 

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Angus T

Well-known member

• Jun 6, 2004

• #9

CJW said:

#2 Is a Codling Moth, they're fairly common. Sorry, I don't know the scientific name.

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So "common" I would never record it.

knew it wasn't one I'd een, though I've one this morning which may well be this species.

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Jun 6, 2004

• #10

Angus T said:

though I've one this morning which may well be this species.

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Isn't awareness a wonderful thing

 

MikeWall

HantsMoth-er

• Jul 15, 2004

• #11

Angus T said:

OK, for #4 I'd have a reasonable amount of confidence that its Pempeliella diluta

However, its a Thyme feeder and hence is generally only found in coastal areas and calcereous grassland.

Would this make sense?

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Sorry Angus, not really . I would be reasonably confident, given the date, and that Ken was getting them regularly, that it's an Ephestia sp., probably parasitella, which feeds in decaying plant material and seems to be reasonably widespread in southern England, if not common.

 

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Andrew S

Kentish Mother

• Jul 15, 2004

• #12

Here's another picture of the same species from 5 June - not too far from the Ephestia parasitella on UKmoths. This was a species I was considering for this one.

Andrew

 

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