Stainland.

A nice range of moths this morning. I'll put the one I'm not sure about first. I think it's a Grey Chi. It does have what I'd call, an elongated X, on its wings. I did think it was an grey shoulder knot. Then realised that it does not have furry legs, among other things. If it is a Chi, it's my first one.

Grey Chi

Grey Chi showing X mark.

This morning, I was thinking that I've not seen any of the what I think of as, Marbled Beauty - Orange-brown form, this year. They come out later than the grey-black and the grey-brown forms. (My terminology, I don't know the correct description). When I looked up, there was one on the door fanlight. It's a nice looking moth.

Marbled Beauty - 

Orange-brown form.

The Small Phoenix below, has been in the wars. It's the first of these I've seen that was black, rather than brown, which fooled me for a while. Unless it's just very worn.

Small Phoenix.

A Garden Carpet now.

Garden Carpet.

The ubiquitous Blastobasis lacticolella:-

Blastobasis lacticolella.

There were two Willow Beauties, a dark and a pale form. The dark one was camera shy and flew off when it saw the lens approaching. This one has had four narrow escapes. They look like bird beak nips. I've seen these on several moths but most were night flying, which seems to rule birds out.  I'm assuming a bat would get a lot more of the wing. How do they get these nips? (Silly question time).

Willow Beauty.

The final moth is puzzling me. I thought it was another Blastobasis lacticolella. On closer examination, it is a lot smaller, shorter and fatter that A Blastobasis l. Any ideas please?

ID needed.

So, seven moths today. Eight counting the one which got away. not a bad total.