Hi, I have another larva to identify from June, on Hazel - is it one of the thorns?: ...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
Nov 1, 2010 9:44 am
Hi, I can't find this tortrix in Manley or ukmoths - from 6th August: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScottishMoths/photos/album/1455023619/pic/1758252959/view>...
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roy589777
Nov 1, 2010 9:46 am
Hi Heather, This is Pale Brindled Beauty, one of the regulars. As with most stick caterpillars its colour varies but build is more constant: those humps on the...
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roy589777
Nov 1, 2010 9:50 am
That's because it isn't a tortricid. Try the oeco-horrids. Roy...
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nicklittlewood@...
nicklittlewood
Nov 1, 2010 9:51 am
Hi Heather, Not a tortrix but an Oecophorid - Carcina quercana, Nick Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device ... From: "heather_young247"...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
Nov 1, 2010 10:12 am
Oh dear - thank you Nick and Roy (and for the caterpillar) - perhaps I should have attended Mark's workshop on Saturday!...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
Nov 1, 2010 10:18 am
Hi again - tidying up loose ends - this time a pyralid (hopefully): <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ScottishMoths/photos/album/1455023619/pic/104264935/view> I...
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nicklittlewood@...
nicklittlewood
Nov 1, 2010 10:26 am
Hi again Heather, In Roy's spirit of not giving the same away straight away, it is not lutealis but you have the right genus..... Nick Sent from my...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
Nov 1, 2010 10:34 am
Hi Nick - prunalis? I thought the legs weren't white enough and its flight period is given as June-July. Or should I keep looking?...
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nicklittlewood@...
nicklittlewood
Nov 1, 2010 10:43 am
Hi Heather, Yes prunalis indeed. I don't have my own records to hand to compare the flight period but yours does look a little bit worn as might be expected at...
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heather_young247
heather_youn...
Nov 1, 2010 10:45 am
OK thanks Nick - i was about to start on my Scopariinae but I think I need to go and lie down for a while! Heather....
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barryprater@...
barryprater...
Nov 1, 2010 11:08 am
Two "winter moths" were found in last night's trap - see my album: ...
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roy589777
Nov 1, 2010 11:22 am
Hi Barry, Yes, both are Winter Moths. For a photo of a classic Northern Winter, check out the Greg West Lothian album - note the longer wings, even approaching...
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Anand Prasad
swanandprasad
Nov 1, 2010 12:06 pm
Thanks Roy and Mark, I will look at the underside next time. Roy, thanks for describing the markings so well. I was looking in the wrong place, Prasad ...
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Anand Prasad
swanandprasad
Nov 1, 2010 12:34 pm
Hi, is this a November Moth. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cBLK61-ezmRCQFCY1gzFAg?feat=directlink It was trapped 2 nights ago on Mull. Prasad ...
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roy589777
Nov 1, 2010 1:09 pm
Hi Prasad, Definitely Autumnal Moth. Besides the markings, the slightly metallic (pewter?) appearance shows up well. Roy...
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barryprater@...
barryprater...
Nov 1, 2010 1:44 pm
Thanks, Roy. I had noted Greg's photos and in part these pointed me towards Winter Moth for mine. I may come back with more queries though if I think I've...
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Dave Grant
subspeciesboy
Nov 1, 2010 2:32 pm
Hi I have attached two photos of a moth caught last night, I think it is a Grey Pine Carpet. The colouration seems a bit reddish brown (though is this the...
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roy589777
Nov 1, 2010 3:33 pm
Hi Dave, Your moth is rather worn, which makes things difficult. It certainly isn't Pine Carpet, but to me it looks more like Spruce Carpet. This also tends to...
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Dave Grant
subspeciesboy
Nov 1, 2010 3:56 pm
Hi Roy Thanks for your thoughts. I measured the forewing to 17-18mm so it was quite large, possibly a female. What would I look for on the antennae to...
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roy589777
Nov 1, 2010 5:01 pm
Hi Dave, Your moth is a male, so if it is as large as you say then Spruce Carpet is more likely. I can't find any illustrations of the antennae on the usual...
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michael474481
Nov 1, 2010 5:39 pm
There are pictures of the Spruce Carpet antenna on this excellent German website: http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Thera_Britannica Mike...
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Dave Grant
subspeciesboy
Nov 1, 2010 7:16 pm
Hi Roy & Michael I cropped the picture to increase magnification and the antennae serration can be made out (just). Thanks for your help. ...
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roy589777
Nov 1, 2010 7:18 pm
Hi Mike, Thanks for that - very useful. Roy...
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Jon Clifton
hindolveston
Nov 2, 2010 8:27 am
Dave A tricky one but I'd go with Spruce Carpet, the flutting looks slightly more elongate. There are good images of the antennae at...
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u07lf4
Nov 2, 2010 9:23 am
Hello, I just wanted to ask about another suspected Feathered ranunculus:- ...
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simon
simonckennedy
Nov 2, 2010 9:39 am
Summerfield books have emailed notice of the reprint of Porter and tell me that my ordered copy should be with me soon. I am quite excited, never having seen...
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roy589777
Nov 2, 2010 10:28 am
Hello Lisa, Yes, that looks OK for Feathered Ranunculus, though a rather plain and uniform example. Roy...
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roy589777
Nov 2, 2010 10:33 am
Good heavens! That seems expensive to me. I wonder whether it is a revised edition, with additions and corrections of the (few) errors that have been pointed...
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roy589777
Nov 2, 2010 10:38 am
Hi Jon, Excellent photos indeed. It would be useful to have Thera variata too, just in case... What also interests me is the variation between individuals - as...
