SleepyLizard
Well-known member
Hi folks. I a complete newbie with moths. I have purchased the "Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland" by Waring and Townsend. However. I would really appreciate any help you can offer with the following three moths. I imagine they are all fairly common but I'm still quite confused at this stage of the game.
All were photographed in Easter-Ross in the north of Scotland and all in the last week. I have included my own guess at the ID although I'm no doubt way off
Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) I think???
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~haggis63/moth-1.jpg
Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata) ???
8mm length X 18mm Wing span
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~haggis63/moth-2.jpg
I thought this was like the Yellow-ringed Carpet (Entephria flavicinctata)
Wings were about 18mm long.
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~haggis63/moth-3.jpg
BTW - how should I state measurements for moths?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Alan
All were photographed in Easter-Ross in the north of Scotland and all in the last week. I have included my own guess at the ID although I'm no doubt way off
Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) I think???
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~haggis63/moth-1.jpg
Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata) ???
8mm length X 18mm Wing span
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~haggis63/moth-2.jpg
I thought this was like the Yellow-ringed Carpet (Entephria flavicinctata)
Wings were about 18mm long.
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~haggis63/moth-3.jpg
BTW - how should I state measurements for moths?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Alan