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Moth for ID please
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:21 am
by teejay
Doesn't seem to have quite the right markings for any of the similar carpets. Size about 18 - 20 cm.
Re: Moth for ID please
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:48 pm
by Charles Nicol
teejay wrote: Size about 18 - 20 cm.
quite a substantial creature then
Charles
PS Possibly a Blue-bordered Carpet Moth ?
Re: Moth for ID please
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:08 am
by Mikhail
It's a Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata.
Misha
Re: Moth for ID please
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:38 am
by teejay
Yes that would be quite sizeable. Us oldies have trouble with all this metric stuff !!!!!
Scorched Carpet I think is right. Thanks Mikhail.