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.

2 comments:

  1. I'll have a stab at Ochreous

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  2. My guess was Triple-spotted Pug and would have been a lifer but was disappointed to determine it as a Grey Pug.

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