Unknown moth, West Sussex by sea

Colin Knight · Post by **Colin Knight** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:09 pm

Can anyone id this moth please? It arrived in the kitchen as few days ago.

Dave McCormick · Post by **Dave McCormick** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:22 pm

It could be Amblyptilia acanthadactyla a type of plume moth : http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1497. I know some species in that family look similar, but some are not found this time of year

Colin Knight · Post by **Colin Knight** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:46 pm

Thanks, that's it. After you gave me the name I found further images which confirmed it. The size is right (mine is 23mm wide) and it appears all year round. It is not in my Concise Guide to the Moths of GB & Ireland.

Dave McCormick · Post by **Dave McCormick** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:27 pm

It is not in my Concise Guide to the Moths of GB & Ireland.

This is because these "Plume" moths are considered micro moths, even though they are clearly bigger than most micro moths and that book deals with macro moths which are the larger moths.

Unknown moth, West Sussex by sea

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