Hello Heather, I saw my first spring Comma on the 28th April in a sheltered grassy hollow at a disused quarry near Winchburgh, West Lothian. A teneral Large...
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Martin
martin.culshaw
May 1, 2010 9:56 am
Many thanks Roy and John I must say that Mottled Grey and Early Tooth-striped continue to cause me problems and I'm glad that the new Waring & Townsend alludes...
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malcolm
mlclmlndsy
May 1, 2010 10:51 am
Can I just check that a geometer taken in a birch wood (at moor edge) last night near Galashiels is Mottled Grey. Its pattern and posture is a bit different...
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roy589777
May 1, 2010 11:23 am
No, it isn't a Mottled Grey. And it isn't Early Tooth-striped. It is some sort of carpet. Striped Twin-spot Carpet? A plain form of Garden Carpet? Dunno! How...
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malcolm
mlclmlndsy
May 2, 2010 7:53 am
Thanks Roy. My first reaction to this moth was Garden Carpet but it didn't seem at all right. One thing I wondered about was the abdominal pattern--a series...
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Mark Cubitt
mgcubitt
May 2, 2010 9:12 am
Hi Malcolm, I'll keep my council on the photo (in other words I'd be guessing), but all four species mentioned have quite different male genitalia. Mark...
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roy589777
May 2, 2010 9:23 am
Hi Malcolm, Yes, this is a tricky one. The date is very early for Striped Twin-spot Carpet. On the other hand, I've never seen a Garden Carpet quite so plain...
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Neil
droitwichuk
May 2, 2010 2:58 pm
Hi, I found a 4mm long micro in my house today. You'll find it in Gregory folder as HomeMicro.JPG. I have no clues to immediate habitat. Can anyone suggest...
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Mark Cubitt
mgcubitt
May 2, 2010 3:43 pm
Hi Neil, Slightly tongue in cheek, but I'd start on this page: <http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/olethreutinae.php> as it looks to me like a Celypha sp! I hope...
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Duncan
dwwd1
May 2, 2010 7:53 pm
Folks This can't be anything but a Yellow-barred Brindle can it? Looks like a new record for VC85, Fife. ...
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Mark Cubitt
mgcubitt
May 2, 2010 8:00 pm
Well done Duncan. Nice little moths. We've had then in West Lothian for a couple of years in both May-June and then again in August. Mark...
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Duncan
dwwd1
May 2, 2010 8:17 pm
Thanks Mark but not mine, unfortunately. Caught in a garden in Cardenden on 9 April; very early I think. Duncan...
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Mark Cubitt
mgcubitt
May 2, 2010 8:36 pm
That's a pity, but I'd expect you to catch up with one soon. 9th April is certainly much earlier than we've had them, but I made a mistake earlier between...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
May 3, 2010 11:00 am
Hi, Found on a wooden railing in woodland by the River Allan near Bridge of Allan last week - around 35-40mm - some sort of thorn? ...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
May 3, 2010 11:03 am
Hi, The only lep found yesterday while searching for signs of Kentish Glory near Tummel Bridge (apart from a cocoon which I will post separately) - around 5mm...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
May 3, 2010 11:09 am
Hi, "By Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch...." alas the road to the isles was not paved with glory yesterday - maybe the weather had something to do with it! At a...
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John Langmaid
john.langmai...
May 3, 2010 11:19 am
Eriocrania unimaculella. John ... From: heather_young247 To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 12:01 PM Subject: [ScottishMoths] Hardy...
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roy589777
May 3, 2010 12:00 pm
Hi Heather, I suspect your cocoon is a birch sawfly, not a moth. Roy...
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roy589777
May 3, 2010 12:04 pm
Hi Heather, From that fringe of hairs along the sides, this looks like Light Emerald. Roy...
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Val Wells
valwells2002
May 3, 2010 1:03 pm
Hello all I am a new member and being fairly inexperienced, I have found recent postings very informative. The photo I have added to my album ValatGalston...
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Mark Cubitt
mgcubitt
May 3, 2010 2:54 pm
Hi Val Yes, that's a Y-BB. As in quite a few species the green fades and so if you catch one again towards the end of May they are quite faded and look quite...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
May 3, 2010 3:27 pm
Thanks Roy for that and the sawfly! and John for the micro. Heather....
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Val Wells
valwells2002
May 3, 2010 5:18 pm
Hi Mark Thanks very much for the ID, plus the extra info. Val From: Mark Cubitt Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 3:54 PM To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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Harry
ringaboyne
May 3, 2010 9:58 pm
Hi all, I'm just trying to catch up with a few moths caught at the end of last week (four photos added at the front of my Aboyne Moths album) and I wondered if...
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roy589777
May 3, 2010 10:18 pm
Hi Harry, The Brindled Pugs are right, but I think it's an Autumn Green Carpet because of the freckled appearance. Shape (or rather, how the wings are held)...
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Neil Gregory
droitwichuk
May 4, 2010 6:34 am
Hi, Can someone help with a basic physics question. It's been too long since my physics exams to remember. I have an 8W bulb, 12V and a 14Ah battery and wanted...
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simon
simonckennedy
May 4, 2010 8:24 am
Can someone please help with identification of ID? posted in Simon's Balerno Moths, Tuesday 4th May. Thanks Simon...
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John Knowler
john.knowler
May 4, 2010 8:42 am
Hi Simon It is a micro called Diurnea fagella that is common at this time of the year. John ... From: simon To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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simon craig kennedy
simonckennedy
May 4, 2010 9:50 am
Hello John, Many thanks, for the help. Regards, Simon To: ScottishMoths@yahoogroups.com From: john.knowler@... Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 09:41:44 +0100 ...
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Richard Weddle
richardweddl...
May 4, 2010 4:02 pm
Hi Neil, watts is amps x volts - so your battery would last 21 hrs in the doubtful event that all your assumptions are correct. You could try Maplin for the...
