I am leaning towards pale Brindled Beauty though it was certainly smaller than ones here in recent weeks non of which were melanic.
Melanic ?? - well not really, it was pretty brown.
Leaning towards PBB as the golden fringe to the terman also shows on the underwing. This also shows in a melanic individual in Manley's British Moths but his photo is of a much darker individual ??
Also in and around the trap...
Chestnut x 1
Agonopterix heracliana x 1
Tortricodes alternella x 1
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Is it a melanic Dotted Border..??
DB and PBB are the candidates - both have plumose antennae - the only visible angular wing mark point to PBB but its a worn moth and difficult to be definitive as Andy Says DB or possibly PBB
Thanks guys. A tricky one, I've posed over it for long enough and guess I'll never be 100% so it will have to go !
The distinctive wing-shape, small thorax, stigmata shape and abruptly tapering, bipectinate antennae show this is a melanic Dotted Border. An almost identical specimen shown here:
http://www.lepiforum.de/webbbs/images/f1_2006//pic41570.jpg
Many thanks Richard.
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