A haul of 7 moths of 6 species this morning. Regulars were made up of 2 November moth sp, feathered thorn, yellow line quaker and
Emmelina monodactyla. Also in the trap was my first Merveille du Jour of the year, always a stunningly marked autumnal moth. Suspect a few more before the really cold weather begins.
Edit: now thought that the yellow line quaker, very worn, is in fact a brick. Thanks to Ben and Graeme for their advice.
Also, of more interest, was a small micro, upside down on the perspex. Potted and immediately identified as an immigrant species
Udea ferrugalis, the rusty dot pearl. A good moth for Herts.
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| Merveille du Jour |
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| head on Merveille du Jour |
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| brick, a very worn example |
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| Suspect November moth but need to check for other 2 very similar species. |
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| Udea ferrugalis |
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| Udea ferrugalis showing camouflage skills |
Nice Udea ferrugalis, haven't seen one this year.
ReplyDeleteYour YLQ looks good for a Brick in my opinion.
Cheers
Ben
Thanks for that, Ben. I went with YLQ, as there are 2 dark marks on the thorax that I can't find on Brick. However, Brick would be good as it would be an NFY! Not a common moth in the garden.
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