Coastal species from South East Scotland

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IAC
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Coastal species from South East Scotland

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Hi all,
I have been through Uk Moths from start to finish and still no answer for these little blighters...please .......help.
Cheers IAC.
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Re: Coastal species from South East Scotland

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I think the first is Pyrausta cingulata. See:

http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3406

Not sure of the second.

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I think the second could be Scoparia pyralella: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1720 or one of the scoparia species (Which all look very similar): http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/search.php?entry=Scoparia
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Agree both ID's.
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Re: Coastal species from South East Scotland

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Hi Pete, Dave and Hjalava....thankyou very much for your help on these pesky critters, small moth ID is not getting any easier....so much appreciated .
Cheers IAC.
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