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Post by clb100 on Aug 26, 2015 11:10:33 GMT
This was resting in nettles and appears almost translucent (lost scales?). It looks like a wave but which I don't know. Cream wave? This was in a recent trap. Help with Id apprecaiated.  IMG_4641 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr  UnknownMoth07Aug 5 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr |
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Post by jules on Aug 26, 2015 11:47:23 GMT
Mother of Pearl and Riband Wave.
Cheers,
Julian
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Post by alastairrae on Aug 26, 2015 11:49:53 GMT
I think Mother of Pearl and Riband Wave.
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Post by alastairrae on Aug 26, 2015 11:51:57 GMT
Jules beat me to it.
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Post by clb100 on Aug 26, 2015 12:03:05 GMT
Thanks both.
I now know that Mother of Pearl is a micro-moth which explains why I couldn't find it in my books. I assumed that it was a macro-moth as it seems bigger than some macro-moths. Mine was about 35mm across the wings.
Is the Riband Wave the form f. remuata? I have had the banded form before so assume that both forms occur together.
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Post by wharfrat on Aug 27, 2015 17:42:20 GMT
I've tried to work out if there's any rhyme or reason for the different Riband Wave forms, but not spotted any yet! All sorts of forms occur together. Also I've spoken to proper experts about the distinctions between micro and macro moths and butterflies, but it the only conclusion was that there is no real distinction and the boundaries are completely artificial. There are some absolutely tiny macros as well  |
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Post by clb100 on Aug 30, 2015 16:46:40 GMT
I've investigated micro-moths vs macro-moths a little more.
One source suggests that it is determined by family not individual. So if most moths in a family are small they are micro-moths even if one or more species is bigger than many macro-moths. And vice-versa.
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