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More Moths from last night (1 Viewer)
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Brian Stone
A Stone chatting
Seen a couple of these. No.3 is Silky Wainscot I think. I caught this form and the dark streaked wismariensis form in Norfolk last week.
No.5 is Pale Mottled Willow or Mottled Rustic. I can't see the white dots around the reniform stigma but it still looks more like PMW to me.
No. 2 is a Treble-bar and my vote is for Lesser and it would be useful to hear from the experts on separating the two.
No.4 looks like Agapeta hamana but I'll bet I'm wrong again! I'll pass on No.1.
No.5 is Pale Mottled Willow or Mottled Rustic. I can't see the white dots around the reniform stigma but it still looks more like PMW to me.
No. 2 is a Treble-bar and my vote is for Lesser and it would be useful to hear from the experts on separating the two.
No.4 looks like Agapeta hamana but I'll bet I'm wrong again! I'll pass on No.1.
Brian Stone
A Stone chatting
OK, as noone else is having a go at the moment, how about Small Clouded Brindle for No.1. Attached is one of several I have seen recently.
Do you have marshy/wetland areas nearby? Both Silky Wainscot and SCB are associated with marshy places and I would think Silky Wainscot is very local in the Liverpool area. Perhaps I got them wrong.
Do you have marshy/wetland areas nearby? Both Silky Wainscot and SCB are associated with marshy places and I would think Silky Wainscot is very local in the Liverpool area. Perhaps I got them wrong.
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Brian Stone
A Stone chatting
harry eales
Ancient Entomologist
brianhstone said:
Hi Brian,
No.1. Possibly Dark Arches, but very far from sure, size is a problem as well.
No.2. It's a Treble-bar, the apical streak is spurred in this species but not in the Lesser Treble-bar, also the basal crossband is rounded where it changes direction near the leading edge. In the Lesser TB it is sharply angled.
No. 3. I agree Your Silky Wainscot, it appears to be a good catch for John D's area.
No.4. Not at all sure on your ID but have no alternative (as yet).
No.5. I'm still working on.
Harry
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Not going to confirm much, but I tend to agree with Harry and Brian.John D said:
Here's my call on them
#1 Small Clouded Brindle
#2 Treble-bar
#3 Silky Wainscot
#4 Agapeta hamana, I think its likely, but haven't looked up to see if there are confusion species. Generally they have more markings
#5 From thumbnail, I thought Mottled Rustic, but up close I'd go for Pale Mottles Willow.
I don't think I'm 100% on any of them, as I've never seen Silky Wainscot.
