Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Llansteffan

I just need help with this moth I caught 16th April, at first I thought Engrailed then I saw another posting (I think Ceredigion) that was A Grey Birch. What do you think? Cheers everyone, happy moth-ing.


This one is Engrailed (correct me if I'm wrong plz)


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6 comments:

  1. Steve Clarke6 May 2015 at 07:42

    I think you're right about Grey Birch, Mel; but it's very early - that warm spell in March has led to some strange observations.

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  2. Mel Jones6 May 2015 at 08:36

    Thanks Steve, I hope it is, as it would be new for me.

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  3. GMT7 May 2015 at 00:51

    Indeed. It is a bit rounder-winged than Engrailed, and the cross bands being strongest on the leading edge are a good pointer. We have quite a few April records of it in Glamorgan, the earliest being 6th April.

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  4. Mel Jones8 May 2015 at 00:02

    Thanks George it's nice to catch something different.

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  5. Dai Stacey9 May 2015 at 03:10

    I had a very similar one last week which I recorded as a very early engrailed - unfortunately I didn't photograph it.

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  6. Dai Stacey9 May 2015 at 03:10

    I had a very similar one last week which I recorded as a very early engrailed - unfortunately I didn't photograph it.

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