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Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 9:20 am
by Jack Harrison
Scale is cms/mms
I think this is a Red Sword Grass
and this a Broken-barred Carpet
Correct please if wrong.
Have little idea about this one.
Jack
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 12:00 pm
by andy brown
Hi Jack,
At work at the moment but I think 1 is a red sword-grass and 3 is early grey
Hope that helps
Andy
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 12:06 pm
by andy brown
Oh,
And 2 may be Water Carpet but you will need to take a closer look
Andy
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 1:07 pm
by Jack Harrison
Townsend and Waring suggests 2 is more likely to be Broken-barred Carpet if only because of the shape (notch) and back of hind wings where they meet the body.
Thanks for Early Grey. That had crossed my mind but didn't quite fit but does now on further check!
Goodness, aren't butterflies easy by comparison?
Jack
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 3:30 pm
by Scott Barron
Hi Jack
2 is definately a 'Water Carpet'
Scott.
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 6:08 pm
by Jack Harrison
Thanks Scott.
This is a regular in the trap and it is presumably common. But the name escapes me even though I have seen many times in the past.
Jack
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 6:30 pm
by ChrisC
brown silver lines
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 6:47 pm
by Jack Harrison
Thanks
Jack
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 3:42 pm
by Jack Harrison
26th May
Confirm (or otherwise!) please. Lunar Thorn?
Jack
Re: Jack's moths Nairn (Highland)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 6:59 am
by Mikhail
Looks good to me. It's very like the "Scottish specimen" illustrated in Waring & Townsend.
M.