Moths for id - again!

INHT · #1 (**permalink**) 04-07-2011, 06:49 PM

I feel as if I'm always troubling you guys for help. Good night for the moth trap last night. I got Bright Line Brown Eye, Elephant Hawk Moth, Brimstone, Iron Prominent, Garden Tiger, Magpie Moth and these that I can't identify. Any help most appreciated. Thanks. Becky

GuyF · #2 (**permalink**) 04-07-2011, 07:03 PM

Sounds like a good haul! These ones are:
1. True Lover's Knot
2. 2 Beautiful Golden Y (probably another one in the background too) with a Plain Golden Y in between. The colouration of the Beautiful Golden Ys looks strange, much colder than I'm used to, but perhaps this is more common in northern populations

3. Small Angle Shades
4. Small Square-spot
5. Spectacle
6. Silver Ground Carpet
7. Garden Pebble
8. Silver Ground Carpet

Guy

INHT · #3 (**permalink**) 04-07-2011, 08:19 PM

Thanks Guy. I'm not familiar with Beautiful Golden Ys so don't know if this is an unusual colouration or not, but it seems quite a few species are slightly different in the north, so maybe it is. I'll keep a look out. Really appreciate your help with these, thanks.