Macclesfield Forest Longhorn

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MothNoggin
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Macclesfield Forest Longhorn

Post by MothNoggin »

Hi All
Spotted this Longhorn in Macc. Forest today.
Is it Cauchas rufimetrella?
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Cheers
Nev
stevehind
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Location: Higher Poynton, Cheshire

Re: Macclesfield Forest Longhorn

Post by stevehind »

Hi Nev
Adela reaumurella.
Cauchas rufimitrella is smaller with a golden rather than greenish sheen and I tend to find it in damp meadows where Lady's Smock grows
Regards
Steve
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