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Post by petecollins on Aug 30, 2015 13:24:48 GMT
I think this is a Hedge Rustic:  Hedge RusticIf it is, it's not too common a find in Hertfordshire apparently. |
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 30, 2015 15:35:42 GMT
So do I- nice record Pete.
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Post by petecollins on Aug 31, 2015 15:13:41 GMT
Thanks aeshna5.
This actually provoked a very interesting discussion on the Herts Moth Group forum (mainly about why I hadn't kept the moth for further inspection). Two or three people agreed it was Hedge Rustic, but the Herts county recorder, Colin Plant, thought it was a dark form of Straw Underwing - he happened to have Martin Townsend with him (one of the authors of the Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland) who agreed with him. However, I pointed out that the photo showed the moth had feathered antennae (you have to look closely to see this) and this was sufficient to prove it was a male Hedge Rustic.
So it is a good find, the first Hedge Rustic found in Herts for a few years.
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 31, 2015 15:27:29 GMT
Interesting debate Pete- shows even the experts get it wrong sometimes!
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Post by htcdude on Sept 1, 2015 13:56:33 GMT
A nice find Pete, good job. You've had some good records this year  Nige |
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