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Moth ID - E Ireland (1 Viewer)

Captain_of_Crunch

Captain_of_Crunch

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Any help on the ID of these two moths would be appreciated.

Info: 1&2 in sea-buckthorn in sand dunes
3 in urban area
 

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A couple more moths from the same area - mainly just for confirmation:

1: Silver Y
2: Unidentified in sand dunes
3: Plume Moth
4: Unidentified in sand dunes

Thanks in advance :t:
 

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From 24/6:
1. Silky Wainscot
2. Gothic
4. Common Marbled Carpet
6. a Caddis Fly
7. Minor Sp.
8. Common Marbled Carpet
9. Gothic
10. Dusky Brocade
11. Broom Moth
12. Dusky Brocade

From 25/6:
1. Clouded-bordered Brindle
3. Mottled Beauty
4. Mottled Rustic
5. Dusky Brocade

The attached photo: Riband Wave
 
Great, I'll have a look later

I gave Peppershrike an actinic trap to target coastal/saltmarsh habitat where he is staying for next few weeks.

Sean, there are another 2 pages from 24/6 to deal with :D
Thanks for looking and helping out.
 
Just a quick correction on #2 & #9
These are Pod Lover
#3 is Celypha lacunana

I haven't time to list the others for now, but I did a quick glance and there is nothing out of the ordinary
 
Okay,

24/6:
9. Clay
11. Dark Arches
12. Middle-barred Minor
13. Large Yellow Underwing
14. Middle-barred Minor
20. Common Carpet
21. Common Carpet
25. Common Swift
 
18 & 24 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella

thanks for the others Sean

The others unanswered either need dissecting or are not totally conclusive from the photo.
 
Yesterday's Moths

@Angus & Sean F: Thanks for your help. The Tawny Shears/Pod Lovers are very similar to the illustration of Black Arches in the FG to the Moths of Britain and Ireland.

Moth List for the 1/7:

Small Elephant Hawkmoth (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48784832)
Flame Shoulder (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787395)
White Ermine (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787407)
Buff Ermine (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787449)
Large Yellow Underwing
Heart and Dart
Bordered Sallow (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787418)
Tawny Shears (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787445)
Angle Shades (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787455)
The Clay (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787459)
Common Footman (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787463)
Common Carpet (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787465)
Middle-barred Minor (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787478)
Garden Grass Veneer (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793667)

Unid A (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793895)
Unid B (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793919)
Unid C (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793943)
Unid D (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793957)

Hopefully these are all okay.
 
This is good mothing :t:
Unid A (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793895) Shaded Pug. To be expected and is abundant along the coast.
Unid B (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793919) Scopariinae spp.
Unid C (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793943) Dusky Brocade
Unid D (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793957) Marbled Minor agg.

Of the rest, there must be confusion as to what I called Pod Lover.

The Tawny Shears are Dark Arches
Common Carpet is Galium Carpet, another that is common along coast.

The Pod Lovers from before are labeled correctly. Pod Lover is the vernacular name for the Irish form of Tawny Shears, Hadena perplexa capsophila

There are a few naming corrections to be done to the previous list(s), eg, Pale Prominent is Pale Tussock. Am I able to add comments to the photos on observado.org?




Peppershrike77 said:
@Angus & Sean F: Thanks for your help. The Tawny Shears/Pod Lovers are very similar to the illustration of Black Arches in the FG to the Moths of Britain and Ireland.

Moth List for the 1/7:

Small Elephant Hawkmoth (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48784832)
Flame Shoulder (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787395)
White Ermine (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787407)
Buff Ermine (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787449)
Large Yellow Underwing
Heart and Dart
Bordered Sallow (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787418)
Tawny Shears (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787445)
Angle Shades (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787455)
The Clay (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787459)
Common Footman (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787463)
Common Carpet (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787465)
Middle-barred Minor (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48787478)
Garden Grass Veneer (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793667)

Unid A (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793895)
Unid B (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793919)
Unid C (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793943)
Unid D (http://observado.org/waarneming/view/48793957)

Hopefully these are all okay.
Click to expand...
 
@Sean F: Thanks B :)
@AngusT: Forgot to add that you can add comments to sightings in Observado, but you need to be registered.

Put out the moth box on the evening of the 11th, back in the Sea Buckthorn. For the first time in a few days, there was only a slight southerly breeze - the results were incredible. The box was full of moths, mainly Common Footman, Large Yellow Underwing and Common Wainscots.
My highlights were singles of Ruby Tiger, Herald and Common Emerald; all stunning species. Unfortunately a very large beetle (40 to 50mm) also got into the box and managed to eat about a dozen moths - does this happen often when mothing?

Species List:
Antler Moth
Barred Straw
Bright-Line Brown-Eye
Bordered Sallow
Clay
Common Carpet
Common Emerald with unidentified Micro
Common Footman
Common Wainscot
Ghost Moth
Heart and Dart
Herald
Large Yellow Underwing
Lime-speck Pug
Mouse Moth
Pod Lover
Purple Bar
Ruby Tiger

To be confirmed:
Clouded Brindle
July or Lead Belle - the flight times and habitat fit for July Belle, while the appearance fits the scotica form of Lead Belle illustrated in Warrington
Mottled Rustic
Rosy Minor
Single-dotted Wave - I am fairly confident that the moth in the top picture is Single-dotted, less so about the more faded individual
Spruce Carpet

Unidentified:
Unid A - Pug sp.
Unid B - couldn't find anything similar to this in Warrington; a micro?
Unid C - Common Pug?
Unid D - Dark Arches(?) with a couple of Common Wainscots
Unid E - Just faded Bright-Line Brown Eye? A different species featured in the picture second from bottom?
Unid F - Not sure
Unid G - Bordered Gothic?
Unid H - Lychnis? Pod Lover and Dark Arches also in pics?
Unid J - Not sure
Unid K - Not sure

Thanks in advance for any help in confirming/identifying any of the species (despite the not so good pics)!! I'll be back on site until Saturday - hopefully some more interesting moths will yurn up :t:
 
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