........And it looks like the hunch turned out to be correct. Luckily I had 2 Double Square-spots to compare it to, otherwise it could of easily been overlooked. It was collected by the recorders on 16th and a gen. det. confirmed it as a male Triple-spotted Clay. It is the 1st one in VC30 this year and is also a 1st for the garden.
Double Square-spot Triple-spotted Clay
Brilliant Matt, had one the other day, i've kept it and set it as its an important record from my area, shame yours is a little worn but you can still see the difference can't you, great stuff!
ReplyDeleteHi Ben, I did notice your post. The one of mine certainly isn't a classic, your one was in good condition and showed darker colouring. I think the species is probably under recorded and I could well of dismissed one last year.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is surely overlooked, untl you see a good conditioned one, only then do you start to notice them, very strange but true!
ReplyDeleteIs this some magic-eye thingy where if you stare at them for long enough a magical visual shift occurs and the moths look different?
ReplyDeleteThe differences are very subtle. Small identification victories like the one highlighted brighten up my otherwise moderately uninteresting existence.........
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