Sunday, June 6, 2010

Mystery Moth


Can any moth expert our there help me with the identification of this moth? It was about 10-12mm. long and I found it inside a bird nest box that I was cleaning out.
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  1. ADRIANJune 6, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    Pale Tussock I think Phil.

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  2. Midmarsh JohnJune 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    Phil. Could it be a female Bee Moth Aphomia sociella.

    See here:
    http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=152

    John

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  3. Tim SextonJune 6, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    1428 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella gets my vote.

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  4. PhilJune 6, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    Hi Adrian and John, thanks to you both, much appreciated. The nest box hadn't been used for several years and did contain traces of what might have been a bees' nest so I'm inclined to think that's what it probably is - looks like the picture on UK Moths. My knowledge of moth ID is woefully poor - especially the smaller species.

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  5. PhilJune 6, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    Hi Tim, Interesting that the bees should have nested in this blue tit nest box. I've now quite a few people who have bought purpose-built bumblebee nest boxes and they've never been occupied by anything other than spiders ....

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  6. ADRIANJune 6, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    That's par for me. Cheers1

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  7. PhilJune 6, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    Hi Adrian, well, you're one up on me.... I didn't have a clue what it was!

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  8. LesleyJune 7, 2010 at 8:04 AM

    Must be a thing about moths just now! I was hoping you could identify one for me here Phil.

    http://sedgedunumwarbler.blogspot.com/2010/06/killy-and-lamesley-meadows.html

    It's the one in the last photo in John's post.

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  9. PhilJune 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    Hi Lesley, it looks like a green longhorn moth Adela reamurella (but there are several closely related, very similar species)...

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  10. LesleyJune 8, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    Thank you Phil. :)

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