Help Required - Rustic or Dart????
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 12:32 pm
274 moths (boosted by 105 LYU) of 61 species last night (03/08/2019) with September Thorn, Ruby Tiger, Small Dotted Buff and Ypsolopha alpella all NFY.
One other macro is probably NFY, but I have not been able to positively ID it. When I potted it, my first impression was Square-spot Rustic (NFY), but having photographed it (image below) I am not totally convinced.
It is very dark, with whitish underwings which are darker around the edges, and has a wing length of 18mm.
I’m not convinced, but I wonder if it could be one of the Darts. I did consider White-line Dart, but the pale line along the leading edge seen on the image, does not really show on the moth, so it might just be reflection.
As usual confirmation, correction or comments appreciated.
Mel.
One other macro is probably NFY, but I have not been able to positively ID it. When I potted it, my first impression was Square-spot Rustic (NFY), but having photographed it (image below) I am not totally convinced.
It is very dark, with whitish underwings which are darker around the edges, and has a wing length of 18mm.
I’m not convinced, but I wonder if it could be one of the Darts. I did consider White-line Dart, but the pale line along the leading edge seen on the image, does not really show on the moth, so it might just be reflection.
As usual confirmation, correction or comments appreciated.
- Rustic/Dart - 03/08/2019