Jack's first seaon's mothing

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Jack Harrison
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Jack's first seaon's mothing

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My first season’s mothing (Skinner trap) is proving most challenging. I have (with some help) managed to identify the majority of captures, but this selection is still a puzzle.

http://s214580749.websitehome.co.uk/Uni ... -2009.html

Help will be much appreciated.

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c. map winged swift?
e. dot moth?
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A. Guessing it might be Large Twin-spot Carpet: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1726
C. I am guessing common swift: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2114
D. Grey Dagger: http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=43
E. Dot Moth
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Jack, why don't you go to the Gardenmoths yahoo group, run by Dave Grundy, and ask to join up.... I have, and get a very swift and accurate response from site members. Interesting subjects crop up.
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Paul suggested:
...why don't you go to the Gardenmoths yahoo group?...
Thanks for the idea. I'll have a look but for reasons that I have never understood, I have never managed to get into any yahoo groups. There seem to be so many hoops to jump through that I have always given up in despair.

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A. Large Twin-spot Carpet
B. Rustic Shoulder-knot ?
C. Common Swift
D. Sycamore
E. Dot
F. Middle-barred Minor ? a trifle worn.

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Many thanks to those who have responded. Those now identified are transferred to the main moth page:
http://s214580749.websitehome.co.uk/Moths-2009.html
but some new ones now on the latest veersion of the “unidentified page”:
http://s214580749.websitehome.co.uk/Uni ... -2009.html

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C: Myelois circumvoluta
D: Abrostola triplasia/tripartita - I'd prefer former, but the overall tone could lead to a mistake
H: Ochropleura plecta
K: Apamea unanimis?
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