Wednesday 14 September 2011

A cautionary tale - Orange Sallow

Caught a Sallow type at the trap last night with a distinctive dark band on the outer edge of the wing which immediately made me think of Bordered Sallow which would be a great record for Darley Dale. The moth was worn which always makes me a bit cautious, then I noted that the hind wing appeared uniformly pale as it fluttered in the pot, clearly an Orange Sallow but I have never seen one with such an obvious dark outer band before. The dark band remains about the same width whereas on Bordered it is broader towards the abdomen when sat.

Orange Sallow with dark outer band

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