Wednesday 21 July 2010

10 more newbies inc Brown-line Bright-eye, Pale Mottled Willow and Pyrausta purpuralis?

Brown-line Bright-eye

Pale Mottled Willow

Pyrausta purpuralis

Acrobasis consociella

Honeysuckle Moth


Gold Triangle

Bordered Pug

Common Carpet

Yellow Shell
My trapping has been a bit sporadic recently due to the ever changing weather and time limitations but quite a few NFG and 1 NFY have turned up.

Brown-line Bright-eye(NFG)
Pale Mottled Willow(NFY)
Pyrausta purpuralis(NFG)?
Acrobasis consociella(NFG)(ID thanks Steve)
Honeysuckle Moth(NFG)
Mottled Rustic(NFG)?
Gold Triangle(NFG)(ID thanks Steve)
Bordered Pug(NFG)
Common Carpet(first one I've managed to get a decent photo of!)
Yellow Shell(not nfy or nfg but a beautiful specimen so I had to share it)

1 comment:

  1. Hi Ian,

    Some more excellent moths!

    Your 1st micro is, I think, Acrobasis consociella. I had one of these a few nights ago and it looks very similar to your photo.

    Your 3rd is Gold Triangle. A little beauty!

    Happy mothing!

    Steve T

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