Moth ID help!

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karenl
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Moth ID help!

Post by karenl »

Last but not least

Escaped before I could improve on photography /-(

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anno
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Re: Moth ID help!

Post by anno »

(very Pale) Larger yellow Underwing?

Could do with a bit more in terms of back wing, also a shot of underwing would be useful -

over to somebody who knows what they are doing ;)
SteveMcBill
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Re: Moth ID help!

Post by SteveMcBill »

Karen - definitely a Large Yellow-Underwing (Noctua pronuba) - one of the commonest moths we have and the first I have seen this year (so far).

See here: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=117

Steve
PaulMartinHill
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Re: Moth ID help!

Post by PaulMartinHill »

Quite agree with Steve, it also gets known as the Large Yellow Blunderwing - open your moth trap after a warm night in late July / August to find hundreds (well if you are using a Robinson Trap) of them trying to find a bit of carton to rest on and you'd know why !!

Paul
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