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| What on earth? Any ideas welcome... |
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| Aethes rubigana |
11 degrees. A big count of Snout, another brace
of Gold Spangle and several new additions to the year list.
Taxa
0018 Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa) 2
0227 Skin Moth (Monopis laevigella) 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0724 Metzneria lappella 1 NFY
0946 Aethes rubigana 1 NFY
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 1
1021 Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 3
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 8
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 3
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
1345 Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) 1
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 2
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 2
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 4
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 1 NFY
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 3
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 2
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 1
1808 Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 2
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 2
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 2
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 1 NFY
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 2
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 2
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 2
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 23
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 2 NFY
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 2
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 4
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 2
2173 Lychnis (Hadena bicruris) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 4
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 2
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 4
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 3
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima) 1
2350 Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 1 NFY
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 3
2442 Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina) 1
2444 Gold Spangle (Autographa bractea) 2
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 2
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 23
149 Moths of 56 sp
Taxa
0018 Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa) 2
0227 Skin Moth (Monopis laevigella) 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0724 Metzneria lappella 1 NFY
0946 Aethes rubigana 1 NFY
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 1
1021 Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 3
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 8
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 3
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
1345 Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) 1
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 2
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 2
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 4
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 1 NFY
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 3
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 2
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 1
1808 Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 2
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 2
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 1
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 2
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 1 NFY
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 2
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 2
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 2
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 23
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 2 NFY
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 2
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 4
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 2
2173 Lychnis (Hadena bicruris) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 4
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 2
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 4
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 3
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima) 1
2350 Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 1 NFY
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 3
2442 Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina) 1
2444 Gold Spangle (Autographa bractea) 2
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 2
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 23
149 Moths of 56 sp
Your 'what on earth' looks very similar to a moth I had a couple of days ago, which I have tentatively identified as one of the Eucosma hohenwartiana group...
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Hi David, I did consider hohenwartiana, but that species doesn't have the brown half moon in the apex of the wing? I have caught hohenwartiana and it seemed more sandy coloured...
ReplyDeleteThat's what's been troubling me with my example and what led me to the conclusion that it's not quite right for E.h but could well be one of the complex of species that has only recently been separated, only gen det will tell for sure.
ReplyDeleteAh I didnt know that there were splits to make a complex thing even more complicated! Oh dear I'll stick to Peppered Moth etc... :)
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