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15-07-2009, 05:55 PM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Havering, Essex
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| | | Unidentified Moth
I'm wondering what this little chap is. Having checked some photos, I'm thinking he could be an Oak Eggar. However, they seem to have white spots, not brown.
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15-07-2009, 06:07 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Saddleworth, West Yorkshire
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| | | Re: Unidentified Moth
Not an Eggar, but possibly a Lesser Yellow Underwing?
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15-07-2009, 07:03 PM
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| | | Re: Unidentified Moth
Thanks very much. Yes, looking at photos here, that seems to fit the bill. It was quite large, about an inch long, if that's any help.
Phil |
15-07-2009, 07:05 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.E. Derbyshire
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| | | Re: Unidentified Moth
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Originally Posted by James M  Not an Eggar, but possibly a Lesser Yellow Underwing? | I'll second that 
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18-07-2009, 04:37 PM
|  | New Member | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southampton
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| | | Re: Unidentified Moth
The Rustic and the Lesser Yellow Underwing look rather similar to me (I can hear you laughing......) What would you say is their most distinguishing feature?? |
18-07-2009, 11:47 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On the edge of Romney Marsh, Kent
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| | | Re: Unidentified Moth
Welcome 'Phil&Belinda' !!
'The rustic' is much smaller and is identified by a distinct 'sheen' to it's wings.
Most of the 'underwings' come out in high summer when strawberries are about, not sure why but they zoom off when one is picking said fruit!!!
If it's any help, I save cotton bud pots to look at moths. This way you can view them from all sides (Svenssons copper underwing etc.) without hurting them at all and they are 'free'!!
Naturegirl 
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