1st Moth ID's!

Scarlet Pimpernel · #1 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 12:29 PM

Morning Everyone!

My first attempted ID of this moth is a Setaceous Hebrew Character...

And the second picture....my guess is Common Quaker

Now tell me I'm wrong!!!! I expect I am way off the mark!

Cheers Jacob

Davidg · #2 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 01:04 PM

Yes to Setaceous Hebrew Character but the second is Lunar Underwing - Common Quaker is a spring species.

David

Scarlet Pimpernel · #3 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 01:13 PM

Thanks very much David....I didn't look at the times they are about! Silly me!

Cheers Jacob

clicka15 · #4 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarlet Pimpernel

Thanks very much David....I didn't look at the times they are about! Silly me!

Cheers Jacob

The Lunar Underwings in my trap are starting to age now - lots of bald thoraxes (happens to us all, I guess!) The species to cause confusion with the Lunars, Jacob, is the Beaded Chestnut, so be on your guard!

Steve.

Scarlet Pimpernel · #5 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 09:29 PM

Trap is out again....but in a different area next to some conifers...see if I get any different species!

aeshna5 · #6 (**permalink**) 15-10-2007, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarlet Pimpernel

Trap is out again....but in a different area next to some conifers...see if I get any different species!

You might get species such as Blair's Shoulder Knot by the conifers if they included cypresses.

John · #7 (**permalink**) 15-10-2007, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by aeshna5

You might get species such as Blair's Shoulder Knot by the conifers if they included cypresses.

I have nothing like that around here and yet they are the 2nd most numerous moth (next to Light Brown Apple Moths) in my garden. I know I have caught at least six of them last night (3 in the fridge and three I can see inside the trap so far) in 5 hours.

John

aeshna5 · #8 (**permalink**) 15-10-2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by John

I have nothing like that around here and yet they are the 2nd most numerous moth (next to Light Brown Apple Moths) in my garden. I know I have caught at least six of them last night (3 in the fridge and three I can see inside the trap so far) in 5 hours.

John

I wonder where they are coming from then John as cypresses + occasionally junipers are the larval food plants. This is certainly one species that has expanded due to the many conifers in gardens, though climate could also be a factor.

John · #9 (**permalink**) 15-10-2007, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by aeshna5

I wonder where they are coming from then John as cypresses + occasionally junipers are the larval food plants. This is certainly one species that has expanded due to the many conifers in gardens, though climate could also be a factor.

Unless there are some of these trees hidden then I don't know where they are coming from. I ended up with seven last night with the bonus of a couple of cracking Red-green Carpets.

John