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Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:57 am
by Dave McCormick
I posted this already in May 2009 sightings, but anyone know what this is? Its not very big and they have a white "saddle" like mark across the wings (if you look down on one you see this)
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 12:41 pm
by Padfield
Interesting! It looks rather like Hedya sp. but doesn't match the pictures on UK Moths. I'm looking forward to one of the moth experts identifying it.
Guy
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 5:51 pm
by Dave McCormick
Here is the same moth at a different angle, its the only other one I got of this moth, hope this helps more as the other was very close
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:17 am
by JKT
padfield wrote:I'm looking forward to one of the moth experts identifying it.
I'd lean towards
Epiblema sp., but the conclusion is the same.
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:34 pm
by hjalava
Looks like Epiblema scutulanum.
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:04 pm
by Dave McCormick
hmm... I was checking and I don't think its anything that feeds on just rose plants, as there is no roses anywhere in the area I was in. I'll keep looking can't be too hard to find out what this is. Thanks for help anyway.
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 5:29 am
by hjalava
Larval host plants of E. scutulanum are Carduus and Cirsium.
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 11:17 pm
by Dave McCormick
decided to post here, sorry for not great quality, but does anyone know what this moth is?
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:59 pm
by roundwood123
Hi Dave, Your Moth is a Blastobasis decolorella/lacticolella 874 on UKMOTHS. . Steve
Re: Micro-Moth (I think)
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:51 pm
by Dave McCormick
roundwood123 wrote:Hi Dave, Your Moth is a Blastobasis decolorella/lacticolella 874 on UKMOTHS. . Steve
Thanks, I found it was Blastobasis lacticolella