Comments on: More like early summer than early spring! http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2012/02/24/more-like-early-summer-than-early-spring/ Topical information from the Suffolk Moth Group Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Neil http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2012/02/24/more-like-early-summer-than-early-spring/#comment-55 Neil Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +0000 http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=771#comment-55 Hello Raymond. Size is a bit of a difference, ciliella is normally larger, and I think in general colour it is more rusty red. I find that the lines on the cillia of the hindwing is a good indication if they are intact. I don’t have a picture of the genitalia as Jon Clifton dissected my records. He probably has one if you want to see one.
Hope this helps

Neil

]]> By: BJones http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2012/02/24/more-like-early-summer-than-early-spring/#comment-54 BJones Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:01:12 +0000 http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=771#comment-54 I agree with your comment about numbers Neil. Never had so many spring species in the traps before. On 3 nights in the past 7 days I’ve had between 80 & 100 moths each night and this in just 2 hours trapping and especially T. alternella with at least 180 in the past 7 days, (last night I counted 60 and gave up).

Brian

]]> By: Raymond Watson http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/index.php/2012/02/24/more-like-early-summer-than-early-spring/#comment-52 Raymond Watson Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:54:51 +0000 http://suffolkmoths.org.uk/blog/?p=771#comment-52 Hi Neil, I’ve been looking at my identification of A. heracliana vs ciliella and concluded that the UKMoths difference on counting the lines in the cilia is inadequate but perhaps size is a guide. Do you have any tips? Do you have any photos of male A. ciliella genitalia?

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