6 moths to id please

thifasmom · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 04:16 PM

1

2

3

4

5

6

thanks in advance.

Jason Green · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 04:30 PM

Afternoon!

#1: Silver Y, Autographa gamma - a common migrant

#2: A Noctuidae member, maybe a Yellow Underwing sp.?

#3: Plume moth, Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

#4: ?

#5: ?

#6: Garden Carpet, Xanthorhoe fluctuata

thifasmom · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 05:10 PM

afternoon to you too.

thanks for these id's i have cross referaced them i think you have gotten them spot on. like you i'm not sure on the underwing but i think it probably is, i'm off to view some more pics to compare.

thanks again.

edited: on further image searches i think no 2 is a Lesser Yellow Underwing 'Noctua'

GuyF · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 05:31 PM

Number 2 is a Square-spot Rustic, a very variable species!
4 Is a Single-dotted Wave and 5 is a Scalloped Oak,
Guy

wildlifesnapper · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 05:31 PM

Hi

2 - Square Spot Rustic
4 - Single Dotted Wave
5 - Scalloped Oak

neil

wildlifesnapper · #6 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 05:32 PM

There's an echo

Jason Green · #7 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 06:26 PM

Scalloped Oak - that was my only real contender for #5, but discounted due to the dotted pattern at the bottom of the primaries. It wasn't on the other pictures I've seen, so maybe a fresh individual or just a variable species then!

thifasmom · #8 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 06:29 PM

no 2 Square-spot Rustic thanks for clearing that one up guys.

and you both were spot on for the other two as well. i particularly like the Scalloped Oak, its a real beauty which i couldn't do justice with my camera skills.

thanks again everyone for your help in id ing them.