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Dark Chestnut, anyone agree please? (1 Viewer)

pauliev69

Proud Smoggie
Hello
my id is Dark Chestnut, am I correct, trapped last night
Cheers
PaulV ;)
 

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pauliev69 said:
Hello
my id is Dark Chestnut, am I correct, trapped last night
Cheers
PaulV ;)

Chestnut? No.
Its a moth Paul.
HTH
3:)


(Sorry. I tried to but I couldn't resist it)

Dave
 
J Duffie said:
Hi,

i would go for the Chestnut as it does not show the concave (S-shaped) termen of Dark Chestnut,

Regards,
Jamie

Indeed, shows no features of DC, apart from being 'dark' - this is an over-recorded species and in Hants we now require photos to verify claims. The illustration in Waring et al isn't very useful.

Mike
 
MikeWall said:
Indeed, shows no features of DC, apart from being 'dark' - this is an over-recorded species and in Hants we now require photos to verify claims. The illustration in Waring et al isn't very useful.

Mike
Thanks Mike,
at least I got the Chestnut bit correct!
Cheers
PaulV ;)
 
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