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  1. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    I'll have a look tomorrow at July & August totals. The start of August in the garden was better than normal - maybe July a bit quiet. When I get into habitat with friends in July, we normally record about 200 species to around 7 lights. All the best
  2. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    To round up July another pyrale & four tortrices - Dioryctria abietella, Agapeta zoegana, Cydia fagiglanda, Epinotia nisella & Eupocelia angustana.
  3. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    A few of the July pyrales - Agriphila straminella, Crambus pascuella, Evergestis pallidata, Phycita roborella & Rusty-dot Pearl.
  4. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    A few more July pics - Black Arches, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Rosy Footman & two pics of Southern Wainscot.
  5. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Some more July pics - Dingy Shell, Ear Moth, Rosy Minor, Straw Underwing & Wax Moth.
  6. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Some more July pics - Blue-bordered Carpet, Broad-barred White, Small Seraphim, White-line Dart & Dusky Sallow.
  7. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    I see that I last posted my moths on 18th July. A catch up to get me to the end of July before turning to August....... Garden 19th July - 67 moths of 31 species - Southern Wainscot, Rosy Footman & Least Yellow Underwing new for the year. 20th July - 71 moths of 31 species. 21st July - 65 moths...
  8. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    :t: Not uncommon down here. That said a number of commoner moths can start to slip away without being noticed as a result of excessive chemical use, habitat loss, etc.... All the best
  9. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    The first looks a Crinan candidate to me and the second looks a Saltern/Large candidate to me. I will get back to this when time permits. All the best
  10. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    John I have certainly not said anything about the irrelevance of upperwing features or indeed commented on upperwing features. All I have said is that the purported feature that you and Andy have noticed from an illustration:- Is not a diagnostic feature for the separation of Ear moth...
  11. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Because it is within the variation of the various species but not a distinguishing character. It is an Ear Andy & looks interesting. It looks for instance a longer more robust moth than John's so my bet on dissection wouldn't be on Ear/Crinan Ear. All the best
  12. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    I am not John. I am telling you what the morphological characters are & their limitations. I have not kept detailed records but my recollection is maybe nine out of ten correctly identified between Ear & Saltern Ear when I had a few gendetted from my patch & elsewhere probably more & four out...
  13. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    It is an Ear moth for me. You are discussing a character that is present on an illustration in a book that is not a character for identifying the moth. Crinan Ear/Ear moths & Saltern/Large Ear moths can generally be separated into species pairs on shape. There are characters on the underside of...
  14. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Yes. I had a relatively rufous tinged normal Spectacle this week & I would agree with that. I do not think the illustration in Warning & Townsend does Dark Spectacle justice really. All the best
  15. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Yes. I was thinking about it heading west inland. I ticked it on 20th July 2003 at Dungeness and I reckon it was sub 10 records then. It then colonised London really first. All the best
  16. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Andy - a number nice fresh Campion John - I didn't realise that Tree-lichen Beauty had spread that far. I must dig out the Atlas. Maybe one for my patch at some point.... All the best
  17. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Yes. Corrected. Typo. Thanks very much.
  18. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Final set - Garden Pebble, Endotrichia flammealis, Calamotropha paludella, Anania coronata & Mecyna asinalis. All the best Paul
  19. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Penultimate set - Gothic, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Small Emerald, White-spotted Pug & Crambus perlella.
  20. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Third set - Cinnabar caterpillars x 3, Common Emerald & Dun-bar.
  21. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    A few more - Nutmeg, Shaded Broad-bar, Swallow-tailed Moth, Brown-veined Moth & Early Thorn.
  22. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Some catch up for July:- 5th July - 40 moths 16 species Dun-bar new for the year. 6th July - 77 moths 25 species. 7th July - I did not run. 8th July - 74 moths 28 species Garden Pebble new for the year. 9th July - 98 moths 38 species Gold Triangle & Early Thorn new for the year. 10th July - 48...
  23. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    A few more pics - Leopard, Herald, July Highflyer, Engrailed & Bryotropha terrella
  24. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Nice pics. A quiet start to July for me with:- 1st July - 92 moths 27 species - Engrailed, Tawny-barred Angle & Bryotropha terrella new for the year 2nd July - 66 moths 21 species - Shark new for year 3rd July - I did not run 4th July - 79 moths 25 species - July Highflyer, Peach Blossom &...
  25. Paul Chapman

    July Moths

    Same moths head on.
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