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21-06-2009, 08:49 AM
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| | | green and brown moth identification
Hi,
This 1.5 to 2cm long moth came to my lamp last night (20th June). Am not even sure whether it is a micro or macro moth. Is anyone able to help me with identification?? 
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21-06-2009, 08:58 AM
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| | | Re: green and brown moth identification
Hi Mothstarter, I think this lovely lttle moth is a Aphomia sociella - The Bee moth, one of the Pyralidae.
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21-06-2009, 07:50 PM
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| | | Re: green and brown moth identification
Thank you very much  |
22-06-2009, 12:35 AM
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| | | Re: green and brown moth identification
Hi Mothstarter!
A warm welcome to a fellow Wab-er and hello to a fellow moth-er!!!!
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22-06-2009, 04:58 PM
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| | | Re: green and brown moth identification
Yes a Bee Moth. A warm welcome to the hazardous world of micro-moth ident on WAB. 
Cheers,
Adam
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22-06-2009, 11:19 PM
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| | | Re: green and brown moth identification
Hope I'm not going to wear out my warm welcome here with my id questions!! I afraid I still find the macros a hazard, let alone the micros - but everyone has to start somewhere  We've been having some very late nights trying to identify our 'catches'. Thought I had a Sprawler but now I'm thinking Dark Arches....  ......I think insanity may beckon!
Is anyone able to recommend a good book on the micro moths? I realise we're talking thousands, so a guide to the common ones (if such a thing exists) would probably be a better starting point.
Last edited by mothstarter; 22-06-2009 at 11:28 PM.
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23-06-2009, 09:42 AM
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| | | Re: green and brown moth identification
Generally the micros are published by family. For Pyralids you want: British Pyralid Moths - A Guide to their Identification by Barry Goater published by Harley Books ISBN 0 946589 08 9
The UKMoths website is also very good for identification purposes of micros as well.
Cheers,
Adam
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