Borkhausenia fuscescens

Borkhausenia fuscescens was a garden first and the melanic form of Peppered Moth (ab. carbonaria) is also very rare in my garden, with only one previously, so two last night was exceptional. I'd not noticed the white 'landing lights' at the base of the front of the wings before.

Borkhausenia fuscescens


Peppered Moth Biston betularia f. carbonaria




0644 Borkhausenia fuscescens 1
0870x Oegoconia sp. 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 2
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 1
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 4
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 8
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) ab. remutata 6
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) typical 1
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) f. carbonaria 2
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
2031 White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 2
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 7
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 1
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 3
2341 Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 9
2381 The Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 7
2382 The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 1
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1
2477 The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 1

Photos: Canon Powershot A640