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Title: ID This (2) ?
Post by: Inchlaggan on April 28, 2012, 10:55:14 AM

I have it as Grey Birch, Aethalura punctucata, the local habitat is correct but it is a bit early (photographed this morning).
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Title: Re: ID This (2) ?
Post by: Fishtales on April 28, 2012, 11:47:43 AM

After looking through my book I would agree with that.

Title: Re: ID This (2) ?
Post by: Traditionalist on April 28, 2012, 12:03:46 PM

Looks like it;

http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1951 (http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1951)

http://www.northumberlandmoths.org.uk/admin/getthumbs.php?id=413 (http://www.northumberlandmoths.org.uk/admin/getthumbs.php?id=413)

TL
MC

Title: Re: ID This (2) ?
Post by: Traditionalist on April 28, 2012, 12:45:45 PM

This is nice with good colour plates;

http://archive.org/stream/britisheuropeanb00kapp#page/24/mode/2up (http://archive.org/stream/britisheuropeanb00kapp#page/24/mode/2up)

archive.org/details/britisheuropeanb00kapp (http://archive.org/details/britisheuropeanb00kapp)

TL
MC

Title: Re: ID This (2) ?
Post by: Inchlaggan on April 28, 2012, 08:03:12 PM

We get them about, we are surrounded by birch, but not usually until the birch leaves are out and the are only just starting.
The warm spell at the end of March must have brought them forward.

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