Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)

[Jack Harrison]

Scale is cms/mms

I think this is a Red Sword Grass

and this a Broken-barred Carpet

Correct please if wrong.

Have little idea about this one.

Jack

[andy brown]

Hi Jack,

At work at the moment but I think 1 is a red sword-grass and 3 is early grey

Hope that helps

Andy

[andy brown]

Oh,

And 2 may be Water Carpet but you will need to take a closer look

Andy

[Jack Harrison]

Townsend and Waring suggests 2 is more likely to be Broken-barred Carpet if only because of the shape (notch) and back of hind wings where they meet the body.

Thanks for Early Grey. That had crossed my mind but didn't quite fit but does now on further check!

Goodness, aren't butterflies easy by comparison?

Jack

[Scott Barron]

Hi Jack
2 is definately a 'Water Carpet'
Scott.

[Jack Harrison]

Thanks Scott.

This is a regular in the trap and it is presumably common. But the name escapes me even though I have seen many times in the past.

Jack

[ChrisC]

brown silver lines

[Jack Harrison]

Thanks

Jack

[Jack Harrison]

26th May

Confirm (or otherwise!) please. Lunar Thorn?



Jack

[Mikhail]

Looks good to me. It's very like the "Scottish specimen" illustrated in Waring & Townsend.

M.