Brown moth ID please

[goosey]

This is the second little brown moth in the ivy this week. It is 1.5cm long. the nearest I could get to ID-ing it was a bordered sallow (without the border) but it the wrong time of year. All ideas welcome - thanks.

[andy68]

I think it's another Carnation Tortrix. The other one you posted was a male - this one's a female, a bit lighter in colour and more chequered.

Andy

[goosey]

Originally Posted by andy68

I think it's another Carnation Tortrix. The other one you posted was a male - this one's a female, a bit lighter in colour and more chequered.

Andy

Thats great thanks, makes alot of sense seeing them in the same place. Apart from the size they are nothing alike and the antenna look different so I didn't consider it.

[thunder]

Originally Posted by goosey

Thats great thanks, makes alot of sense seeing them in the same place. Apart from the size they are nothing alike and the antenna look different so I didn't consider it.

I think quite a few male moths have feathery antennae whereas the females have non-feathery ones. I believe the featheriness is to help the male detect the female's scent - more surface ara, I assume.

henrya

[goosey]

Originally Posted by thunder

I think quite a few male moths have feathery antennae whereas the females have non-feathery ones. I believe the featheriness is to help the male detect the female's scent - more surface ara, I assume.

henrya

Thankyou, I really do learn something of interest every day here. By the way is it a micro moth?

[Wightman]

Yes it is a Micro

Gary