Small friendly moth for ID please

Hedera · #1 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 10:38 AM

This one landed on me several times:

Jason Green · #2 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 10:52 AM

Morning Hed,

It's a Grass Veneer Moth from the Crambidae family. Perhaps a pretty worn Agriphila geniculea.

Take care,

Jason

Adam Cheeseman · #3 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 02:28 PM

Yep that's an Agriphila geniculea.

Cheers,

Adam

Hedera · #4 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 05:57 PM

Thanks, both of you!
Perhaps you could recommend a book for identifying, please. There seem to be a lot of moths I've never seen.

peter2009 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 07:42 AM

Hi Hedera,

2 Books i'd recommend are Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland ISBN978-0-9531399-6-5, ring bind copy about £13.

British Moths and Butterflies,a photographic guide Chris Manley,this book covers 850 Macro's,500 Micro's,plus caterpillars,ISBN978-0-7136-8636-4
about £25.

peter

andy brown · #6 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 09:42 PM

i have just bought both these books and they are very good the 2nd in out of print so you will need to search around
good luck

Andy

Hedera · #7 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 10:04 PM

Thank you both. Time for trawling the book sites!

JRsbugs · #8 (**permalink**) 13-09-2009, 05:07 PM

British Moths and Butterflies,a photographic guide Chris Manley should be reprinted this month according to what I read. Here's a list of sellers..

British Moths and Butterflies: A Photographic Guide Book

Janet