two moths and a boatman?..i.d. help please

[Graham Barker]

hello all....a macro a micro and i believe a water boatman.....thanks for popping in, and in advance, many thanks for all the help....

graham

is this a coronet?



heres the micro..



and can someone confirm this is a water boatman...in my moth trap this morning...

[aeshna5]

Agree 1 is Coronet
2 Agapeta zoegana
3 Agree a Water Boatman

[Harry Eales]

I'm not so sure that the term Waterboatman is applicable here. I believe that the third specimen is a Corixia sp., rather than a Notonecta sp. In my part of the world (North East England) the common English term 'Waterboatman' is only applied to Notonecta species.

However it's not the first or the last time that English names or terminology differs around the country.

To identify the last speciemen to species level you will need the specimen, a set of keys for the aquatic Hemiptera and a good lens or microscope.

Harry

[Adam Cheeseman]

Your boatman is one of the Lesser Water Boatman types of which there are about 19 species I believe.

Cheers,

Adam

[Graham Barker]

hey

wow...thats amazing....im very impressed with the boatman, whichever species, and, as usual when these things happen, wont look at a waterboatman in quite the same way anymore...these are the surprises i love....thanks for the info....

graham