Apologies for the poor quality of this photo. Can anybody help me identify the moth which is behind the Barred Straw? I have only recently started trapping and hope that readers will be patient with me if I ask very simple questions!
Hi Phil, welcome to the blog. Do you know the size (forewing length) of this moth? It looks like a Grey Mountain Carpet, do you have Heather and Bilberry nearby? Confusion species are Yellow-ringed Carpet, much rarer and not recorded in vc46 and Striped Twin-spot Carpet which is usually more weakly marked than yours. Ina
Hello Ina, On looking at my photo again I think that it is a Twin-spot Carpet. its wing length was 12mm. We don't have any heather or bilberrry nearby. Unfortunately it escaped as I was trying to get it into a specimen tube so this is the only record I have of it. Phil
Having downloaded and blown up your photo I am sure you are right. The leading edge of the wing looks slightly concave. Ah well...a bit of wishful thinking on my part! Ina
Hi Phil, welcome to the blog.
ReplyDeleteDo you know the size (forewing length) of this moth?
It looks like a Grey Mountain Carpet, do you have Heather and Bilberry nearby? Confusion species are Yellow-ringed Carpet, much rarer and not recorded in vc46 and Striped Twin-spot Carpet which is usually more weakly marked than yours.
Ina
Hello Ina,
ReplyDeleteOn looking at my photo again I think that it is a Twin-spot Carpet. its wing length was 12mm. We don't have any heather or bilberrry nearby. Unfortunately it escaped as I was trying to get it into a specimen tube so this is the only record I have of it. Phil
Having downloaded and blown up your photo I am sure you are right. The leading edge of the wing looks slightly concave.
DeleteAh well...a bit of wishful thinking on my part!
Ina