Garden moth Identifications please

JonSadler · #1 (**permalink**) 19-07-2007, 06:48 PM

Hi

As promised, here are the pictures of the moths caught in our first night's trapping earlier this week. I apologize for the variable quality of the images - I am coming to terms with the new camera and lens. The identifications are based on eyeballing the images in Waring and Townsend. Some of them I could not do at all. Any help will be gratefully received.......thanks

1. Scalloped Oak 1

2. Scalloped Oak 2

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3. Garden carpet (excuse photograph - an escapee)

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4. Riband Wave

5. Riband Wave f. remutata

6. ?Suspected

7. A raggy Large Yellow Underwing

8. Dun-Bar.....

9. Huge guess....Marbled Beauty....

10. And no idea at all....

If you have made it to here......more thanks.

Jon

Adam Cheeseman · #2 (**permalink**) 19-07-2007, 07:15 PM

Hi Jon,

9 looks like a Willow Beauty, look at the tapered cross band.
10 looks like a Bee Moth - a micro

Cheers,

Adam

Wightman · #3 (**permalink**) 19-07-2007, 08:02 PM

No 6 is probably the Uncertain,

though it's very hard to tell as the Rustic is extremely similar

JonSadler · #4 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 08:41 AM

Hi Adam/Wrightman,

I had 6 as uncertain initially but then convinced myself otherwise. As to the other two - I really had no idea.

Very many thanks for the confirmations.

Hope it stops raining soon.....

Jon

John · #5 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman

Hi Jon,

9 looks like a Willow Beauty, look at the tapered cross band.
10 looks like a Bee Moth - a micro

Cheers,

Adam

I agree with Adam on these two. Regarding the Suspected. This will have to go down as a Rustic agg I'm afraid as it would be too difficult to separate certain species that fall into this catergory.

John

JonSadler · #6 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 02:05 PM

Hi John,

Thanks for the additional info - rustic agg. it is. How does one separate them? Aside of getting a better picture. This is problem as once out of the trap they are off! How do you do it - you have some amazing images.

Regards
Jon

John · #7 (**permalink**) 20-07-2007, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonSadler

Hi John,

Thanks for the additional info - rustic agg. it is. How does one separate them? Aside of getting a better picture. This is problem as once out of the trap they are off! How do you do it - you have some amazing images.

Regards
Jon

Unfortunately the most reliable is genitalia dissection.

John