Wednesday, 4 July 2012

What's the moth

The Pugs are a group that I often have trouble with and this one's I couldn't ID without knocking it out and brushing off the scales to reveal the abdominal plate. If you have a microscope and a bottle of Ethyl Acetate then all but one male Pugs should be no problem to ID.

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

What's the moth

This one is a little more tricky than yesterdays. Apart from being a micro it isn't the typical form for this species.

Monday, 2 July 2012

What's the moth

With little birding and mothing on offer at the moment I thought I would publish some of my gen det moths to test your ID skills. Here is the first one. I will publish the answer soon in the comments section.