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Thursday, 30 July 2015

Unidentified Moth


Found at Baitings this evening. Closest  I can find is Heart and Club,  but . . .
that is 15 - 20mm, whereas this was 25 - 30mm.

Can any one help?

P.s. I'm thinking it can't be that - I read in Yorkshire Butterflies and Moths 2014 that it lives on dry calcareous areas.

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5 comments:

  1. Colin D30 July 2015 at 21:43

    Open To Correction Possibly one of the forms of Dark Arches http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=7124

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  2. ChrisJB31 July 2015 at 18:19

    My first thought was dark arches too (with the caveat being, my moth trapping is still in its infancy).

    Cheers, Chris

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  3. Nick Carter2 August 2015 at 21:39

    Yep, you're correct chaps, it's a Dark Arches, a very common moth but still very nice to see. Check out the UK moths website page for this species at
    http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=52

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  4. Steve Blacksmith2 August 2015 at 22:08

    Thanks Nick, Chris and Colin.I know that one now, but will I remember it next time I stumble across one? Probably not :)

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  5. David Sutcliffe11 August 2015 at 16:26

    I have just learnt to look for the whitish W on the outer edge of the forewing of Dark Arches

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