tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227400210245507952.post8167644051162490466..comments2023-05-21T11:27:10.300+01:00Comments on Shetland Misfit: More MoffsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702529278152584073noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227400210245507952.post-34441512519466925112011-06-29T09:14:32.821+01:002011-06-29T09:14:32.821+01:00scoparia ambigularis ?scoparia ambigularis ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702529278152584073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227400210245507952.post-16940513686515122192011-06-28T08:09:16.983+01:002011-06-28T08:09:16.983+01:00It's not angustea - that's a different sha...It's not angustea - that's a different shape, long and thin. The other alternative is one of the Scoparias, but these are also very tricky to ID to species.<br /><br />No reason of course why it's not an unrecorded species for Shetland - I seem to remember looking a moth of Rob's that I thought was probably Eudonia lineola, so it may well occur. Worth hanging onto if you get The Leicester Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726759603199971409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227400210245507952.post-76957526342614829542011-06-28T03:21:34.805+01:002011-06-28T03:21:34.805+01:00Eudonia alpina would be my considered stab in the ...Eudonia alpina would be my considered stab in the darkRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724118009820805494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227400210245507952.post-77540726176312989602011-06-27T20:38:21.288+01:002011-06-27T20:38:21.288+01:00Hi Andy - just been looking at the shetland moth l...Hi Andy - just been looking at the shetland moth list and the only 'Eudonia' on there is 'Eudonia angustea' and that's not supposed to be out until August, but I'll take your word for it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702529278152584073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227400210245507952.post-80819793318679459682011-06-27T12:12:24.104+01:002011-06-27T12:12:24.104+01:00The 'Eana penziana' is actually one of the...The 'Eana penziana' is actually one of the Eudonia species (a Pyralid) - I don't know which ones occur in Shetland, but they're near impossible to ID anyway!<br /><br />AndyThe Leicester Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726759603199971409noreply@blogger.com