Micro-moths for ID please

[JennyS]

The micro-moth photos below were all taken this June, I haven't a clue about moths so identifications and/or ID suggestions much appreciated.
Apologies for quality and background, they were all inside on a rather dirty window!

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Q2)

Q3)

Q4)

Q5)

Don't know if its of help for IDs but location is Co. Cork, SW Ireland
Thanks in advance,
Jenny

[Adam Cheeseman]

I THINK they are,

1 Clouded Border
2 Brown Silver Lines
3 Peacock sp. ?
4 Carpet sp.
5 ??

If any are micros then it will be no. 5. All the others are macros

Please be gentle it is late on a saturday night.

cheers,

Adam

[JennyS]

Thanks Adam.
Err, what's the difference between a 'normal' moth and a 'micro-moth' as all 5 were approximately the same size?

[Adam Cheeseman]

The family the species belongs to Jenny. Size doesn't come into it.

cheers,

Adam

[poschiavanus]

The three with the wings opened out flat are all Geometrids. 1. Clouded Border (feeds on willows), 3. Silver-ground Carpet (I think) (feeds on bedstraws), 4. Peacock (most likely) (feeds on Birch). Surprisingly difficult to work on when illuminated from behind, particularly with 3. It does make it possible to see the wing venation which is usually how the keys work to family.

The true micro is a Pyralid (honorary macros), the White-spotted Sable Moth Anania funebris , which feeds on Golden-rod and is nationally scarce A in Britain. So rather a nice find.

As Adam says, Macros vs. Micros is just a convenient grouping of easier to identify versus harder to identify families. Rather analogous to doing "Flowers" versus Grasses, Sedges and Rushes.

Posch

[JennyS]

Thanks Adam and Posch for clarifying the difference between micro and macro-moths, and Posch for the additional ID.

I googled and found 'MothsIreland' with distribution maps and there are records for the White-spotted Sable Moth mainly from the Burren, western Ireland. The Peacock Moth is marked as rare, mainly Co. Kerry with a couple of Co. Cork records.
The NBN maps on UKmoths exclude the Irish Republic which is frustrating ......