I have a backlog of moth records, (again!). I've had a rotten few months of ill heath. It keeps sneeking up on me, just when I think I'm recovering. Oh well, it will all go away at some point. Each day I took photos, when possible, putting them in dated folders. I've just spent the best part of two days IDing them. One or two below need IDs please.
23 Aug.
1 x Square-spot Rustic - Xestia xanthographa
2 x Marbled Beauties (1 Light brown, 1 Grey)
1 x Willow Beauty
1 x Snout (I think this is the best shot Ive taken of a Snout. I thought I'd post it.)
2x Riband Wave - Non Banded (One worn)
1 x Square-spot Rustic
2 x Small Phoenix
1 x Common Marbled Carpet – Orange Baise
1 x Garden Carpet
1 x Mother Of Pearl (I didn't understand how the moth got it's name, until I took this photo. It ranks as one of my two best moth finds this year. For me, that is.)
1 x Blastoasis lacticolella
1 x Lesser Yellow Underwing
4 x Blastobasis adastra
1 x Blastobasis lacticolella
1 x Square-Spot Rustic
1 x Garden Carpet
1 x Centre Barred Sallow
2 x Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 x Garden Carpet
2 x LBA
1 x Small Phoenix
1 x Common Marbled Carpet – Orange Blaise
1 x Common Marbled Carpet (Brown Band at Bottom of Wings)
1x Square-spot Rustic
Also, probably left from day before.
1 x Common Marbled Carpet - Brown Band at Bottom of Wings
1 x Common Marbled Carpet – Orange Blaise
1 x LBA
1 x Canary Shouldered Thorn (From a couple of days ago)
1 x Twenty Plume
2 x LBA
2 x Straw Dot
1 x Dark Brown smallish moth (Poor photo, needs an ID if possible)
1 x Blastobasis l
1 x Rosy Rustic
1 x Twenty Plume
2 x Small Phoenix (Found in the hall. Photo added to brighten up this long list)
2 x Common Marbled Carpet (One orange blaise, one with dark brown band)
1 x LBA
1 x Bird Cherry Ermine
2 x Garden Carpet (One with brownish patches, one with grey ones)
1 x Garden Carpet
1 x Angle Shades (I thought I'd show the Angle Shades cose-up, as a change)








4 comments:
Both Rosy Rustic...
Wow - you have a nice list there Gordon and some nice photos too. Really quiet here last couple of weeks - can't compete !!!!
I don't know the first thing about moths, but I think your photos are superb. The Mother of Pearl is 'Something Else'.
Andy. Thank you for the correction. I've changed the entry for them both.
David: I'm amazed at the number and variety of moths I've had this year. I've had quite a few "firsts" as well.
Peter: Thank you so much for the very flattering comment! I have a dedicated Macro camera, as well as a "workhorse" one. The Macro has a very fine Macxro lens made by Leica. It wasn't cheap but it is superb. A good lens makes all the difference in the world.
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