Micro moth expert needed (1 Viewer)

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Aug 29, 2003

• #1

Can anyone out there help with the i.d. of this micro moth.

 

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CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Aug 29, 2003

• #2

And from above.....

 

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DaveN

Derwent Valley Birder

• Aug 29, 2003

• #3

Not 100% but it could be a Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)

Billy Boy

 

Andrew

wibble wibble

• Aug 29, 2003

• #4

Fantastic, almost blends with the lichen. I wish I could help you back for your help with my moths.

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Aug 29, 2003

• #5

Thanks Billy Boy, but it's not a Garden Carpet. It's a micro moth.
Garden Carpets (as with the other geometrids) sit with their wings open and flat, forming a triangle (hence the term geometrid).
I just don't know what species of micro this one is (I've looked on Ian Kimber's UK Moths but to no avail).
Andrew thanks also. I'm fairly competent on the macros but micros are a different ball game entirely - most moth-ers avoid them like the plague!

 

Charlie M

Well-known member

• Aug 29, 2003

• #6

Micro Moth

Hi,
I've seen something very similar on Portland. I'll mail down there and see if I can get a reply for you...
Cheers

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Aug 29, 2003

• #7

Thanks all. It's a Ypsolopha Sequella. Not sure of it's Manx status yet.

 

DaveN

Derwent Valley Birder

• Aug 29, 2003

• #8

Oh well CJ, I tried, i was looking through the book and come across the Garden Carpet and thought it looked very similar. Maybe I'll stick to birds in the future.

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Aug 30, 2003

• #9

I've just spoken to the county recorder and he tells me it's a first for the Isle of Man. Which is nice.

 

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Ken Noble

• Sep 4, 2003

• #10

Can I 'gatecrash' this thread and ask for help with the ID of the attached moth, please? I think it might be a pyralid. It was about 1cm from wingtip to wingtip.
Ken

 

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CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Sep 4, 2003

• #11

Hi Ken, it's Pyrausta Aurata - the larva feed on wilde herbs such as Thyme and Marjoram.

 

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Ken Noble

• Sep 4, 2003

• #12

Many thanks, CJW!