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    tortrix ID, Notts

    cool. cheers. i caught another of the same species, but it was black and white, pretty much 50/50. shows how variable the species is.
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    tortrix ID, Notts

    hello. caught this in the trap on saturday night. can't match it to anything in the fieldguide.... cheers tom
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    3 micros, notts

    Hello, first of all apologies for rubbish photos, my phone camera wasn't playing ball this morning, usually its not that bad... got some tricky micros which i couldn't find in my guide. still getting to grips on how to use it... 1 - the first two photos. thought it looked quite distinctive...
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    Micro from last night, notts

    thanks
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    Micro from last night, notts

    this one has me stumped. any ideas on this little grey job? cheers
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    some more from notts, weds 28th

    Hello Few more here. 1 - Is this a Mouse moth? 2 - Flounced Rustic? 3 - Hoplodrina sp. time of year and paleness could suggest vines? Hindwing looked very pale in flight 4 - don't know, but probably will end up being square spot rustic... thanks
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    a few from notts, sun 25th

    thanks. i've caught a few flames before and thought these looked different. thanks for clearing that up.
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    a few from notts, sun 25th

    had a good haul on sunday night. got my first Old Ladies (4) and some other lovely moths. just need ID and confirmation of these. 1 Flame? 2 Not sure but maybe square spot rustic 3 Small ranunculus? 4 is this even a moth?
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    id please

    Silver Y
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    macro + micro, notts

    cheers. i noticed several Sq.spot rustics being ID'd on here, which i always thought looked like common rustic, which got me thinking. best keep my eye in from now on
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    macro + micro, notts

    i have an idea for both. for the macro i wrote down Common rustic agg. however looking at the photo now it seems a little different. I have the micro down to Pyralidae, perhaps Phycitodes binaevella?
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    copper underwings

    Does anyone have any remarks on seperating copper underwing from svenssons copper underwing, by looking at the labial palps? Today was the first time i've caught them since learning this, and 2 of three i checked had dark palps, suggesting svenssons, but little else distinguishing them. whats...
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    2 from notts, 13th aug

    Thanks.
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    2 from notts, 13th aug

    1 - Lesser BB underwing? 2 - don't know. anyone feeling confident?
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    2 micros, notts

    hello. caught the first one on friday night, the 2nd is a 'crambid' caught last night but i can't make my mind up... cheers tom
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