Mother Shipton or Dingy Skipper

AndyR · Post by **AndyR** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:08 pm

Hi,
Spotted what I thought was a Dingy Skipper this afternoon on the edge of Woodbury Common, East Devon, on a wooded bridleway. Got home and am now unsure?
Sorry its not a great photo!
Thanks
Andy

millerd · Post by **millerd** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:19 pm

Definitely a moth - a Latticed Heath?

Dave

Post by **Padfield** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:20 pm

Hi Andy,

I think that's a common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria). It's certainly not a dingy skipper or a Mother Shipton.

Guy

David M · Post by **David M** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:23 pm

Agreed. Mother Shipton's have a defined 'witch's nose' pattern on their forewing, whilst Dingy Skippers have robust bodies and very markedly clubbed antennae.

Post by **Padfield** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:32 pm

(Yorkshire, some time in the 16th century)

(Switzerland, this morning)

Guy

AndyR · Post by **AndyR** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:39 pm

Thanks folks thats really helpful, now got a copy of the Townsend and Waring book so should be better equipped on the moth front.
Andy

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