Last night I caught what I think is Marbled Beauty. My field guide gives a flying time of July-August. It it possibly on the wing in late May or have I got my ID wrong?
I also caught what looks like Sword-grass. Again the book gives habitat as “Moorland, rough pasture, mainly upland”. I run my trap in a Greater Manchester suburban garden (Hazel Grove).
Lastly, could the pug be Slender Pug?
Thanks, John
More help for a novice
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The moth you thought was a Sword Grass is The Flame.
Alex
Alex
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Hi John,
The Pug is A Freyer's Pug and Yes a Marbled Beauty way out of season. Strange times.
Greg
The Pug is A Freyer's Pug and Yes a Marbled Beauty way out of season. Strange times.
Greg
Re: More help for a novice
Thanks Guys,
Your assistance on this forum is invaluable to me as I try to build a knowledge base.
Cheers John
Your assistance on this forum is invaluable to me as I try to build a knowledge base.
Cheers John
Re: More help for a novice
Some Micros that defeat me...
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Hi John,
Not defeat - view it as finishing the last couple of clues in the crossword! Here's me trying to sort out a bunch of my own "fun" micros, and I've wound up looking at yours instead.
I'd go for:
1. Epinotia bilunana
2. Nemapogon cloacella
3. Light Brown Apple Moth
4. Celypha lacunana
But a second opinion would never hurt - and do check to see if you agree. I've only caught one of these four moths.
There are two more books you might be interested in: Common Micro-moths of Berkshire and Bird-dropping Tortrix Moths of the British Isles, if you don't already own them. I have both (and still make errors, just less of them). The first of these has a nice comparison of Celypha lacunana and Orthotaenia undulana, which are very similar.
Cheers, Julian
Not defeat - view it as finishing the last couple of clues in the crossword! Here's me trying to sort out a bunch of my own "fun" micros, and I've wound up looking at yours instead.
I'd go for:
1. Epinotia bilunana
2. Nemapogon cloacella
3. Light Brown Apple Moth
4. Celypha lacunana
But a second opinion would never hurt - and do check to see if you agree. I've only caught one of these four moths.
There are two more books you might be interested in: Common Micro-moths of Berkshire and Bird-dropping Tortrix Moths of the British Isles, if you don't already own them. I have both (and still make errors, just less of them). The first of these has a nice comparison of Celypha lacunana and Orthotaenia undulana, which are very similar.
Cheers, Julian
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Thanks again Julian, I did check by Googling and all look sound IDs to me. That's another pint I owe you
I was annoyed with myself for not getting Light-brown Apple Moth though.
Cheers, John
I was annoyed with myself for not getting Light-brown Apple Moth though.
Cheers, John